The Westinghouse Friction Draft Gear

Train of Steel Cars Equipped with t Second Experiment : The first experiment was repeated, but at a speed of eight miles per hour, the force in this case equalling or slightly exceeding the resistance of the draft apparatus. In neither case were there any breakages or objectionable shocks or reactions. Third Experiment : An emergency stop was made from a speed of twenty-five miles per hour with the brakes acting upon the first eighteen cars, those upon the remaining cars being cut out. There were no shocks or disturbances of any kind in the rear cars or in any other portion of the train, and at no point was the frictional resistance completely exhausted. Repeated stops were made with the brakes acting upon different proportions of the train, always with equally good results. Owing to the extreme weight of the train, the locomotive was invariably obliged in starting to take slack and move ahead with maximum effort, and in no case was there anv shock or breakage resulting- from such effort. J o o 16