Kirkman, Marshall M. (Marshall Monroe), 1842-1921 · New York and Chicago, The World railway publishing company · leaf 434
ckle or locking parts. CAST STEEL FOR LOCOMOTIVE PARTS. The use of cast steel in place of wrought or cast ironis of quite modern practice. The object accomplishedthereby is a reduction of cost over wrought iron and alightening and strengthening of parts formerly con-structed of cast iron. The first… … Fig. 1.Hollow Cast Steel Cross-Head for 4-Bar Guides. was thus safely reduced, making them more symmet-rical, lighter, and still much stronger. The weight on driving wheels being such a govern-ing factor in determining the size and design of newlocomotives, this practice of effecting a reduction…
Locomotives
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
