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n its action. To the shaft is at- car or a second one. At the same time the descend- up to Monreale without giving them additional motive tached a lever having at the end a heavy counter- ing train has arrived at the lower station, and here power or providing them with special brakes or organs the… … On account of the steep comotive track 5.2 inches; grade of the middle sec- they are laid upon metal- lic ties. . The. main track is 1 meter (39.4 inches) tion, the simple adherence of the car is not sufficient, to run down into the pit; it then passes over it and gage, and the smaller, 23.2…

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