American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14574989157)

Identifier: americanengineer75newy (find matches)
Title: American engineer and railroad journal
Year: 1893 (1890s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York : M.N. Forney
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation



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piral journal bearing manufactured by the St. LouisCar Company is so constructed that that part of the bearingwhich does not come in contact with the journal is made ofmalleable iron and in the part that is abraded the best bronzebearing metal is used. This reduces the cost of the bearingwithout detriment to its service. The construction of the bear-ing is simple and practical. The bronze lining is keyed Intothe malleable iron back in such a manner that it can not becomeloose or detached while in service and is of sufficient thicknessto allow the bearing to wear down very thin. This spiral jour-nal bearing is becoming very generally introduced in thiscountry and the manufacturers state that they have addedto their works a thoroughly equipped brass foundry, babbittmetal furnaces and machine shop, and they are prepared to fur-nish these bearings on a large scale. These bearings were ex-hibited at the recent conventions in Saratoga. July, 1901. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 217
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The Brill Semi-Convertible Car. F iliHHfflHw Interior View of Semi-Convertible Car. SEMI-CONVERTIBLE CAR FOR SUBURBAN SERVICE. J. G. Brill Company, Philadelphia. The car shown in the accompanying engravings was de-signed to meet the needs of high-speed suburban service bothfor trolley and steam roads, and has been in use for severalyears on high-speed electric railways. Aside from the con-vertible feature of the car it is particularly noteworthy onaccount of its lightness and strength. This should appeal tothe motive-power men of steam railways who have beenobliged to increase the weight of their engines in order topull the much too heavy suburban rolling stock. The chief object of this semi-convertible type is a satisfac-tory closed car in winter and one that can readily be convertedinto an open car for summer use by the removal of the win-dows and sash. While the car has no side entrance, the closedportion of the sides are much lower than the ordinary closedcar, and the construction