The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader Volume 26 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ... under side of frog and spiked down it the ties. The spring rail should be so secured that the maximum-amount of travel possible will not cause the spring rail to bfpdtyn either opening or closing. 2. Holding-down deyieJK-' These prevent vertical motion of spring rail and generally consist of pockets inclosing a lug which is fastened to the movable rail. These lugs are allowed a vertical play of not to exceed % inch and sufficient longitudinal play to prevent binding. 3. Orooving of movable rail. The groove is parallel to gauge line of main track side of frog, the outer line of the groove being 4% Inches from the gauge line and inner line distant from gauge by width of head of rail. 4. Springs. The size and number of springs to each frog vary, as does also the location of the springs with reference to point of frog. The power of the spring should be ample to close the spring rail under all ordinary conditions and should be placed as near as practicable to the center of that portion of the wing rail which fits up against the frog point. If a spring bolt is used, it should be of the best quality iron. EXHIBIT OF THE MATHEWS WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO. and as far as possible be of uniform size throughout the switch. We believe that the general practice is to make these bolts too small. While the essential features of the split switch are common to the switches in general use in this country, there are scarcely any two lines whose switches do not vary in some detail. Your committee believes that much greater uniformity in this respect is possible and desirable. C. DOUGHERTY, Chairman, S. P. ADAMS, PETER CEARK. THOS. MeKUNE, E. H. BRYANT, Committee. Mr. Peter Clark, in answer to a question from Mr. Merrell. said that on his road the anchor or anii-traveling device men ...