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M. P. 479 D 8 x 10%
10-15-12
Pennsylvania Railroad COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE & WASHINGTON RAILEOAD COMPANY
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY
WEST JERSEY & SEASHORE RAFLEOAD COMPANY
SHEET NO. 7880— TEST DEPARTMENT
BRAKE TESTS -WJANDS.R.R----------------------------------------ALTOONA, PA S-22-1013
Fig. 56.
BRAKE CYLINDER PRESSURE, UC ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT.
With the electric control it is possible to have the brake fully applied on the 12 cars in two seconds.
This diagram when compared with Fig. 53 shows the striking advantage of this method of control.