Brake cars with battery-operated magnetic brake shoes have proven effective in preventing runaway trips on upgrade haul at large modern operation in Pennsylvania; brake car is of 8-wheel construction, weighing 7 tons; equipped with 4-12 v batteries, 6 magnetic brake shoes 42 in. in length, 2 governors, 2 centrifugal switches, 4 drive belts, one main battery switch, one pushbutton switch for checking brakes, and one toggle switch for automatic operation of brakes; performance tests.
Safe handling of trips on grades
Mechanization
Mechanization ; 25 , n 12
1961
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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