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Car & Locomotive Cyclopedia 1970 Simmons-Boardman Publishers Hard Cover
Car and Locomotive Cyclopedia 1970 Simmons-Boardman Publication
Car and Locomotive Cyclopedia 1970
Simmons-Boardman Publication
Hard Cover
1073 Pages
Copyright 1970 Second Edition
Includes; Dictionary of car and locomotive terms, fundamentals for design, fabrication and construction of freight cars, Freight train cars, railway service cars, industrial and export cars, passenger cars, passenger car construction and components, couplers, draft gears and cushioning devices, air brakes, brake gears, trucks and journal bearings, diesel-electric locomotives, electric locomotives, diesel engines, diesel-electric transmissions, research development and testing, maintenance facilities and the directory of contract car and locomotive repair facilities, appendix and an index. Lots of photos, drawings, etc.
Sec. 1.DICTIONARY OF CAR AND LOCOMOTIVE TERMS Page 7
Sec. 2FUNDAMENTALS OF FREIGHT CAR DESIGN
AND AUTOMATIC CAR IDENTIFICATIONPage 70
Sec. 3FREIGHT TRAIN CARS: United States and CanadaPage 85
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Box Cars 88 Hopper Cars 176
Automobile Parts Cars 115Ballast Cars 202
Insulated 127Ore Cars 204
Caboose Cars 261Covered 212
Containers, Piggyback 318 Piggyback Cars 300
Flat Cars 271 Refrigerator Cars 134
Flat Cars, Bulkhead 277 Stock Cars 141
Flat Cars, Coil Steel 293 Tank Cars 248
Gondola Cars 144 Trailers, Piggyback 315
Sec. 4FREIGHT CAR CONSTRUCTION DETAILS329
Car Doors, Side and End 354 Lining 394
Car Ends. and Sides 347 Load Retainers 406
Fasteners 368, 380 Roofs 347, 360
Flooring 383 Running Boards; Brake Steps 398
Hatch Covers 396 Shock Control 410
Insulation 403 Underframes; Bolsters; Center Plates 330
Sec. 5RAILWAY SERVICE CARS
Non-Revenue and Maintenance of Way Equipment411
Dynamometer Cars 420 Rail Train 477
Locomotive Simulator Cars 412 Snow-Handling Equipment 416
Sec. 6INDUSTRIAL AND EXPORT CARS425
Sec. 7PASSENGER TRAIN CARS: United States and Canada443
High-Speed Intercity Cars 445 Rapid-Transit Cars 462
Long-Distance Cars 476 Suburban Cars 454
Sec. 8PASSENGER CAR CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT485
Detailed Construction Drawings; Body Framing,High-Speed 490
Floors, Roofs 488 Rapid*-Transit 562
Sec. 9ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT: Electric Power Equipment499
Drives, Generator 505 Generators; Regulators 500
Sec. 10HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING507
Air Conditioning 518 Heating .508
Auxiliaries 521 Heating Controls 515
Sec. 11COUPLERS523
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Attachments; Yokes 549 A.A.R. Standard Type H Tightlock 536
A.A.R. Standard Type E 526 Devices 562
A.A.R. Standard Type F Interlocking 531 Locomotive 541
Sec. 12DRAFT GEARS AND CUSHIONING DEVICES565
Draft Gears 566 Cushioning Devices 592
Sec. 13AIR BRAKES609
Freight Brake Equipment 611 Passenger Brake Equipment 625
Locomotive Equipment 634 Rapid-Transit Equipment 629
Sec. 14BRAKE GEAR651
Adjusters and Regulators 686 Hand Brakes 699
Brake Beams, Parts and Supports 654 Pins and Bushings 684, 720
Brake Shoes 677 Safety Supports 670
Disc Brakes 712 Speed Control 652
Sec. 15SAFETY APPLIANCES722
Sec. 16TRUCKS729
Axles 788 Passenger Car 750
Caboose 748 Side Bearings 800
Freight Car 730 Snubbers 792
Locomotive.4 802 Springs 7901
Rapid Transit 753 Wheels 777
Sec. 17AXLE JOURNALS AND BEARINGS810
Plain Bearings 829 Roller Bearings 811
Sec. 18LOCOMOTIVES840
Diesel-Electric 840Export 891
Electric 923Industrial 917
Sec. 19DIESEL ENGINES935
Sec. 20DIESEL TRANSMISSIONS993
Diesel-Electric 993 Dynamic Braking 1026
Sec. 21ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS1027
Sec. 22MAINTENANCE FACILITIES1035
Indexes 1055
Definitions and Illustrations of Railroad Cars and Locomotives and their Components built for Domestic and Export Service, and including Shop Practices and Electrical Fundamentals.
Second Edition
Combining the twenty-third edition of the Car Builder's Cyclopedia, first published in 1879 as the "Car Builders' Dictionary," and the seventeenth edition of the Locomotive Cyclopedia. first published in 1906 as the "Locomotive Dictionary."
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