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The carman's helper (1920)

Christie, Hugh Kidd, 1881- [from old catalog] · Chicago, Ill., Railway educationsl press, inc · leaf 244

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ed, the old wooden car re-ceives a new lease on life and will actually stand morepunishment without repairs than similar cars whennew or re-enforced by steel underframes. Universal Yokes—The advent of steel under-frame cars transferred the weak link in a car trainfrom the draft sills to the yokes… … The TTniver.sal Keyed Cast Steel Yoke. The result is, where a riveted connection has beenused it has proved unsatisfactory, the rivets not onlybecoming- loose and thus reducing- efficiency, but thereis frequent breakage with consequent delay in trainservice. A strong and flexible connection that…

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