Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 678
bands b b are attached, as seen in Fig. 3607.Between the ends of the bolster D and the truck-frame is a play which admits some motion to the bol-ster. A centre-plate c is attached to the bolster, which receives the centre-plate C (see Fig. 3602) of the car-body. A pin keyed under the… … 648 RAILROAD CARS. The action of the truck will be easily understood. When the car enters on a curve, thefront wheel, striking with its flange against the outer rail, will move the truck around its vertical 3606.
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