Identifier: cyclopediaofappl05amer (find matches)
Title: Cyclopedia of applied electricity : a general reference work on direct-current generators and motors, storage batteries, electrochemistry, welding, electric wiring, meters, electric lighting, electric railways, power stations, switchboards, power transmission, alternating-current machinery, telegraphy, etc.
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: American Technical Society
Subjects: Electric engineering
Publisher: Chicago : American Technical Society
Contributing Library: Northeastern University, Snell Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Northeastern University, Snell Library

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SELF-PROPELLED RAILWAY CARS 5 four shafts, driven by the engine, may be used for drilHng holes inrails by operating through flexible or telescopic shafts. The powercan also operate a wood or metal saw, and, in connection with asmall auxiliary air compressor or electric generator, it can operateriveting tools or other air or electric devices at a distance from anypower plant other than the gasoline engine on the car. This car cantherefore furnish the power to drill rails, bond wires, drill ties, and
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Fig. 5. Gasoline Inclustrial Locomotive. to operate the machine for driving the screw spikes. It can spraypaint on bridges or operate a concrete mixer. It can drive drills fordrilling girders or for boring wood timbers, it being possible to runeight tools at one time. Gasoline Locomotives for Industrial Railways. Most large in-dustrial plants are provided with so-called industrial railways, thesebeing narrow-gauge tracks with light cars usually pushed by hand.These cars are used in transferring material of various kinds fromone part of the works to another, and are also used in such work asroad building, excavating, hauling of cement, pig iron, coal, ashes, etc. 409 6 SELF-PROPELLED RAILWAY CARS Fig. 5 shows a gasoline locomotive designed to haul ten loadedcars (tonnage 25), at a speed of eight to twelve miles an hour. Thelocomotive shown is a type built by the Ernst Wiener Co., New York.The engine of this locomotive is a four-cylinder, water-cooled, four-

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