Here is a case that, with the present limitations ofdraft gear travel, could not be controlled. Hence wemust turn to the education of the trainmen, explainingand insisting that, to avoid damage to equipment, carsmust be switched with greater care and lower speed. Hit is impossible to do this, then… … »08 THE DRAFT GEAR In other words, foot pounds of energy result inpound-pressure resistance. When you reach this Hmit,pound pressure on the car and every car has its limit ofdamage occurs. Regarding the pushing strength of cars, we would re-fer to Fig. 1 showing a pair of sills tested for…
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