ruck having four smallwheels. When car wheels require changing the trans-fer is laid across the rails. Wooden wedges are placed THE SMALL REPAIR POINT on the rail against the strips, and wheels are rolledonto the low-hung cart. Wedges are then removedand the cart is j^ushed to the other track where… … Wheel Shifter in size from /s to lys in. and in length from 13 in. to21 in. Ordinarily the repair man knows the draft boltsto be 7s by 18 or 11) in. according to depth of sills andtimbers. These are often broken in wooden underframe cars,and if loaded the car is sent to the repair or transfertrack.…
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