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Scientific American, Vol. 82, No. 12 (1900) (1900)

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bolted to the ties. The sented, with a stroke of 500. mi!limeters (19°69 inches) adopted to accommodate it, we have received the fol- main rails of the track whichis ahead of the device— and a speed of 41°5 revolutions per minute. From the lowing very interesting letter from Mr. N. W. Kayrs, that… … the creeping plate, and begins to was filled and the track put on the ground. In this travel back again. portion the rail movement almost entirely disappeared. The force impelling the rail is so As corroborating my opinion that the rail movement strong that it will drive a straight is caused by the…

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