Identifier: streetrailwayj261905newy (find matches)
Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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force and shock to the equipment that is ordinarily made neces-sary is obviated, and thus the injury which so often occurs tothe flange, equipment or to the replacer while rerailing a caris avoided. Again, there are overcome the tendency to shovethe replacers out of position, and also the spinning of wheelsin the attempt to secure, on the flange alone, sufficient frictionto start the ascent, especially in the case of very heavy equip-ment. Another desirable point in the replacer, and one whichwill doubtless meet with considerable favor, is the reductionof the pronounced and abrupt arch at the ends. Referenceagain to the illustration will show how thin the approach hasbeen made, at the same time this method of construction hasbeen accomplished without decreasing the strength requiredat the points mentioned. The inner replacer shows for itself more plainly than couldbe told by description how the wheel is forced toward the rail.Repeated experiments have shown that it is not possible for
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A meeting of the executive committee of the AmericanStreet Railway Manufacturers Association was held in NewYork, July 7, and a number of important preliminaries in con-nection with the Philadelphia convention next September werearranged. There were present at the meeting Chairman Bradyand Messrs. Carlton, Heulings, McGraw, Martin, Pierce, Ran-dall, Wharton and Baker and President Ely, of the AmericanStreet Railway Association. The resignation of Committeeman W. H. Whiteside, of theAllis-Chalmers Company, was received, and Frank C. Ran-dall, manager of the New York office of the company, waselected in his place. E. H. Baker, of the Galena Signal OilCompany, was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by theresignation of Mr. Randall, as representative of ithe NationalElectric Company. It was decided to provide admission to the exhibition hallby means of tickets, which will be distributed under the direc-tion of the executive committee. Mr. Wharton, as chairman of the local committee, con

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