The Street railway journal (1901) (14572397348)

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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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of metal, is not subjectto as much damage as a wooden track gage would be. SPECIAL WORK The Haverford Avenue shops of the company turn out which is set in foundry sand, and the joints are then cast.The steel centers are, of course, set in after the joints ofthe crossing have been cast, and are held in place by zincby a method patented by the engineers of the company.The diameter of the circle on which the arms of the clamp-ing device swings is 8 ft. STANDARD STEAM RAILROAD CROSSING Fig. 6 shows an old form and Fig. 7 the latest form ofstandard steam railroad crossing built by the company, and 798 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XVIIL No. 23. adopted by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Baltimore & Ohioand other steam railroads crossing the tracks of the UnionTraction Company. The two are alike, except that in Fig. with a groove to take the flange of the street railway wheel.Each of these crossings provides manganese steel servicerails in one piece for the steam railroad service, while the

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FIG. 13 —ROAD ROLLER AND TRUCK 6 the street railway rails are bolted on to the steam railroadrails,.while in Fig. 7 they are all cast together. Fig. 6shows a standard right-angle crossing, while Fig. 7 showsan oblique crossing, but either can, of course, be made to

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