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Identifier: electricrailway501917newy (find matches)
Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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ace having the greatest coefficient of fric-tion when in contact with brake shoe. 4. The character of the tread surface that will allow thegreatest brake shoe durability per unit of retardation. 5. The character of the wearing surface must be such as willbe least destructive to the rail. The intensity of the internalstresses in the rail depend somewhat on the character of themetal of the wheel, which transmits the heavy concentratedload through a very small surface of metal. 6. The character of the wearing surface of the tread must besuch as will produce the least amount of rail abrasion. 7. The surface of the tread of the wheel must be such thattrain resistance arising from tread slippage and flange frictionshall be at a minimum. We have adequate facilities at all of our plantsfor fitting wheels to axles GRIFFIN WHEEL COMPANY McCormick Building, Chicago, 111. FOUNDRIES Chicago Detroit Boston Denver St. Paul Tacoma Kansas City Los Angel 222 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL (September 22, 1917
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Corpus Christis Philadelphia Radial Trucks are doing things! Read The cars are operated up to 20 miles an hour.The shortest curves are of 35 ft. radius.The heaviest grade is 6 per cent. No trouble at all The maximum weight of the car is 12,464 lb. The normal seating capacity is 32; with average standees, 50; and in several emergencies, 75; with no particular strain on the trucks. Corpus Christi has ordered two more Philadelphia Radial Trucks, making twelve to date If you want the highest degree of flexibility and economy insmall and medium size car operation you will write us today. Philadelphia Holding Co., 505 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. September 22, 1917) ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL THE SAFETY GAR

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  • bookleafnumber:1580
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