Raymond, William Galt, 1859-1926, Raymond, William Galt, 1859-1926. cre · New York, J. Wiley & sons, inc · leaf 132
e center of gravityof the car. Gravity measured bythe weight of the car may besaid to act vertically through thesame point. It is required thatthe resultant of these two forcesshall be normal to the trans-verse surface of the track. Underthis condition there can be no lat-eral pressure due to the… … CANTING FORMULAS IO9 The cross distance between inside of rail heads is the gauge ofthe track, but the distance between bearing points of wheels is alittle less than the distance between rail centers, which, though avariable quantity, may be taken as 4.9 feet for standard gauge.The distance between…
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