Kirkman, Marshall M. (Marshall Monroe), 1842-1921 · New York and Chicago, The World railway publishing company · leaf 80
der shoes, if used on steel tires, should prefer-ably be made of the same design, although the tend-ency toward wearing the wheel flanges sharp is not sogreat as in the case of the engine truck. The shoes ineach case should have good frictional effect consistentwith the proper action on the tires.… … Fig. 2.Skeleton Steel Brake Shoe. skeleton steel brake shoe, Fig. 2, is a casting ofmild steel, the metal of which isso disposed as to cover as muchas possible those parts of thewheel tread which are not actedupon by the rail. Steel is themost effective metal for wearingdown the tire and in the…
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