Identifier: railwayagegazett88newy (find matches)
Title: Railway age gazette
Year: 1913 (1910s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Simmons-Boardman Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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cars of any capacity up to 100 tons. Tests have demonstratedthat each roller will stand a load of 55 tons before becomingdistorted in any way. and 120 tons without being crushed todestruction. .\pplication for patent has been tiled by C. L. Meister,mechanical engineer of the Atlantic Coast Line. The roller isbeing manufactured by the National Malleable Castings Company,Cleveland, Ohio. PNEUMATIC PRESS FOR GENERAL WORK The 25,000 lb. pneumatic press shown in the accompanyingillustrations was developed in the shops of the Central ofGeorgia at Columbus, Ga. The most important feature of thisdevice is its adaptabilitj- to a large variety of bending, straighten-ing and forming operations in connection with the repairing ofsteel cars, frogs, switches, etc. A heavy steel table forms the base of the press. Pockets areprovided in the table, in which dogs can be placed to keep theWOrk from slipping. The uprights and top cross members areformed of heavy channels. A trolley is provided on the cop
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Pneumatic Press Adapted to a Wide Range of Operations cross members, from which is suspended a 19 in. air cylinder,having a 3 ft. stroke. The cylinder may lie moveo throughoutthe entire width of the table by means of a hand chain and gear-ing on the trolley. The piston rod is 5 in. in diameter and theair cylinder is double acting, so that power can be applied eitherto push or pull on the rod. The operators valve is designedto give a ver\- delicate control of the pressure on the piston.The rod is guided by means of a box traveling between twocross channels, which iiiav be securelv held at anv convenient point. There are no parts that will be injured by exposure toweather and the press may be installed at any convenient pointin the shop yard where compressed air is available. .\t the shop of the Central of Georgia, where the original pressis still in service, a considerable reduction in the cost of steelcar repairs is claimed to have been effected since its installation.The force on thi

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