The Street railway journal (1902) (14781351543)

Identifier: streetrailwayjo191902newy (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.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries



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FIG. 8.—PNEUMATIC RIVETER AT WORK 250 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL, (Vol. XIX. No. 9.
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FIG. 9.—COMPRESSING APPARATUS FOR PNEUMATIC RIVETER etc. If these were addedthe cost of the joint wouldprobably be in excess of $5per joint. The companysengineers believe that thejoint is superior to cast-welded joints, for they con-sider that in the latter therail is affected by the intenseheat of the molten iron,while in the new joint atemperature of only 300degs. is required. This hasno effect on steel. At thesame time the joint is con-sidered to be as durable inservice and more easily ap-plied than the cast-weldedjoint, especially to deep rails RIVETED JOINTS During the last year, andbefore the design of the zincjoint described above, the stead of drop-forged. The company hasnot yet commenced the employment ofrolled plates, however, as the managerswished to determine the exact value of thejoint before going to the expense of order-ing a set of rolls. DISTRIBUTION OF MEN APPLYING RIVETEDJOINT PLATES A track-casting gang consists of four-teen men and one hoy, divided about asfollo