Maintenance.-Best Methods in Shop Practice in Meeting the Requirements for the Maintenance of All-Steel Cars. Paper by W. S. Morris, with lengthy discussion. III. 15600 W. NYRR Club-Feb. 20, 1902.

M. C. B. Convention.-A Review of the Master Car Builders' Convention of 1902. J. W. Taylor. Outlines the work done at the last convention. General discussion follows. 12000 w. Pro W Ry Club-Oct. 21, 1902. Milk.-Special Milk Cars for the Delaware & Hudson. Illustrates and describes cars used in this service. 600 W. Ry Age-April 11, 1902. Mine. See MINE CAR; MINE HAULAGE. Mine Watering.-See COAL DUST-Mine Watering Car.

Monon.-See Passenger, C. H. & D.

Motions.-See Vibration.

which are novel, and designed with a view to overcoming defects. 1200 w. Ry Age-Feb. 28, 1902.

Motor. See CAR, MOTOR-DRIVEN.

Narrow-Gauge.-See Leek & Manifold; CAR TRANSPORTER.

Narrow-Gauge Stability.-See TRAIN.

New York Central.-The New York Central Box Car. Illustrations of the standard box car F 8 are presented, showing how the problem of designing an all-wood box car has been solved. 900 w. Ry Age-Feb. 28, 1902.

80,000-Lb. Capacity Box Car. Illustrated description of a new standard 36-ft. box car for the N. Y. C. & H. R. R. 500 w. Am Engr & BB Jour-March, 1902.

Norfolk & Western.-80,000 Lbs. Capacity Box Car, Norfolk & Western Ry. Illustrated description of the latest type of all-wood box car. 1200 W. Ry & Engng Rev-April 5, 1902.

See also LOCOMOTIVE-Consolidation, N. & W. Northern Pacific.-70,000-Lb. Capacity Box Cars for the Northern Pacific Ry. Plans for a 36-ft. car are given, with description. A lot of 2,750 are in process of construction. 900 W. Ry & Engng Rev-Feb. 23, 1901.

Oil. See Tank.

Open.-See ELECTRIC CAR-Brooklyn Elevated. Ore.-New 100,000-Lb. Capacity Wooden Ore CarsChicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Illustrated description. 500 w. RR Gaz-March 1, 1901. Improved Ore Car, 100,000 Pounds Capacity. Illustrated description of a hopper ore car for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. 450 w. Am Engr & R R Jour-April, 1901.

100,000-Lb. Ore Car; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Illustrated detailed description. 1000 Eng News June 20, 1901.

W.

100,000 Lbs. Capacity Steel Ore Cars for the Great Northern Ry. Illustrated detailed description of design from which 300 cars have been ordered. 1800 w. Ry & Engng Rev-June 14,

1902.

Oscillation. See Vibration.

Painting. See PAINTING-Steel Cars.

Paris Exposition.-Railway Carriages at the Paris Exposition, 1900 (Eisenbahnwagen auf der Weltausstellung in Paris, 1900). H. Bernstein. An illustrated review of the exhibits at Vincennes, with plans and views of the carriages of many countries. Serial. Part I. 5000 W. Zeitschr d Oesterr Ing u Arch Ver-May 3, 1901. Parlor. See Dining; Rhodesia; Passenger; Sleeper. Passenger.-New Passenger, Dining and Observation Cars. Brief illustrated descriptions of a few examples of recent design. 1100 W. Eng NewsJune 20, 1901.

See also Buffet; Dining; Private; Rhodesia; Royal Canadian; Sanitation; Sleeper; Steel.

Passenger, British.-The Latest Type of Passenger Cars In Great Britain. Brief illustrated description of cars built for the East Coast route between England and Scotland. 800 W. Ry Age-Dec. 5,

1902.

CAR

Passenger, C. H. & D.-Long Passenger Cars for the Monon. Plans, elevation and description of a combination passenger and baggage car with steel underframe; and a ladies' coach, 70 ft. 8 in. in length; seating 88 persons. 450 W. RB Gaz June 26, 1903.

Eng

Passenger, Dayton and Union.-Special Local Passenger Service on a Steam Railway to Compete with an Interurban Electric Road. Illustrates a special car built for the Dayton & Union R. R., Ohio, describing its equipment. 500 W. News-Dec. 5, 1901. Passenger Hazards.-Hazards An illustrated article considering recent advances in construction. Specially discusses the cars of

of Passenger

Cars.

the Illinois Central, and the Subway cars in New York City. 2800 W. Gunton's Mag-Oct., 1903. Passenger, India.-The Design and Construction of Railway Carriages in India. C. F. Bamford. IIlustrates and describes the design and construction of the different railway passenger carriages adopted on the Assam-Bengal Railway metre-gauge, and also the general practice adopted by other Indian broad and metre-gauge railways. Serial. 1st part. Engng-Feb. 21, 1902. Passenger, Lehigh Valley.-New Coaches for "Black Diamond" Express. Plan, illustrations and description of new cars for the Lehigh Valley R. B. 500 W. RR Car Jour-Nov., 1900. Passenger, St. Louis.-Special Cars for Local TrafAc at the St. Louis Exhibition; Wabash Railway. Brief illustrated description of side-door cars with steel underframes. 500 W. Eng News June 9, 1904. Passenger, South Eastern & Chatham, Eng.-FirstClass Salon for the South-Eastern and Chatham Railway. Illustrated description of handsome first-class carriages. 2-page plate. 700 W. Engng-Oct. 28, 1904.

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South-Eastern and Chatham Railway New Rolling Stock. Illustrates and describes some new first-class passenger saloons and coaches. 900 W. Engr, Lond-May 26, 1905. Pennsylvania.-The Pennsylvania 100,000 Lbs. Capacity Box Cars. Illustrations from working drawings, with brief description. 700 w. Ry & Engng Rev-Dec. 7, 1901.

Standard Freight Cars on Railroad.

the Pennsylvania Illustrates and describes the various types. 2500 w. Ry & Engng Rev-June 17, 1905. Postal, Santa Fe.-Steel Underframe Postal Car for the Santa Fe. Drawings and description. 700 RR Gaz-Vol. XXXVIII., No. 24. Pressed Steel.-See Steel.

W.

Private.-See British; Rhodesia; Royal Canadian; ELECTRIC CAR; RAILWAY TRAFFIC; REFRIGERATOR CAR.

Private "Brunswick."-Private Car "Brunswick," Brunswick & Birmingham R. R. Exterior and interior views, with floor plan and descriptive notes. 700 w. Ry & Engng Rev-Jan. 31, 1903. Private Freight.-See British Private; REFRIGERATOR CAR.

Private, St. Louis Exhibition.-A Handsome Private Car. Illustrated description of a fine car built for exhibition at St. Louis. 700 W. Ry AgeSept. 9, 1904. Produce.-A 60,000-Lbs. Capacity Produce Car-New York Central. Illustrations and description_showing the design of a 35-ft. produce car, 300 of which are being built for the hauling of fruit and vegetables. 1100 w. RR Gaz-March 28,

1902.

year 1902. 350 W. Am Engr & B B Jour-Sept., 1903.

Repairing.-Repairs to Bent Steel Car Bodies and Trucks. Report of committee, followed by discussion. 7300 w. Cent Ry Club-April, 1901. Some Notes on Steel Car Repairing. Describes the arrangements and methods at some of the shops identified with the early history of these cars. 2400 w. RR Gaz-June 5, 1903.

recent

Experience in the Maintenance and Repair of Steel Freight Cars. Gives results of a inquiry as to current experience and practice in the maintenance and repair of these cars. 4800 w. Eng News June 23, 1904.

Bee also Maintenance; CAR SHOP; RAILWAY SHOP.

Rhodesia, 8. A.-New Rolling Stock for the Rhodesia Railways. Illustrates and describes special cars designed for the use of several of the offcers of the line, providing comfortable accommodation for day and night. 1000 W. Lond-April 1, 1904. Engr, A Train de Luxe for Rhodesia. Illustrated description of a magnificent train for first-class passenger traffic. 700 w. Transport-April 12,

1901.

Royal British.-Special Salon for Royal Train, London and North-Western Railway. Illustrated detailed description. 900 w. Engng-Jan. 15, 1904.

New Passenger Equipment for the London & Northwestern Railway. Illustrated detailed description of recently built cars, among them two royal saloon cars. 2500 w. Ry Age-May 20, 1904.

Royal Canadian.-The Royal Train of the Canadian Pacific. Illustrated description of the train built for the use of the Duke and Duchess of York during their Canadian tour. 800 w. RR Gaz Sept. 20, 1901.

Royal Indian.-Royal Train for India. Illustrated description of the new train constructed by native labor, under European supervision, from raw materials, for the use of the Prince and Princess of Wales on their Indian tour. Serial. 1st part. 1200 w. Engng-Sept. 15, 1905. Salt Galician.-East Galician Salt Cars (Ostgallzischer Saltztransportwagen). Eduard Windakiewicz. An illustrated description of hand cars which have been introduced in salt works to carry the salt in process of manufacture from one part of the works to another, thereby eliminating man transport. 1 plate. 1200 w. Oesterr Zeitschr f Berg u Hüttenwesen-March 28, 1903. Sanitation.-Passenger Coach Sanitation. J. N. Hurty. From a paper read before the International Assn. of Ry. Surgeons. construction, ventilation, cleanliness, disinfection, Suggestions for etc., especially of Pullman coaches, sleeping cars, and dining cars. 2200 w. Am Engr & R R Jour

-Feb., 1901.

Le

Prevention of Contagion in Passenger Cars. roy M. Yale. Considers the liability of contagion remaining in a car after the departure of the contagious case. 2200 w. RR Gaz-Nov. 20, 1903. On the Disinfection of Passenger Carriages, of Cattle Trucks, and of Goods Wagons. Dr. De Rechter. Discusses the conclusions adopted by the XIIIth International Sanitary Congress, showing the great variety of methods used in different countries. 5800 w. Brit Int Ry CongApril, 1904.

The Disinfection of Cattle Cars (Die Wirksame Desinfektion der Viehwagen). Adolf Freund. Showing the necessity of an effective disinfection of cars in which cattle have been carried, and advocating the use of chloride of lime. 4000 w. Gesundheits-Ingenieur-July 20, 1904.

Scales.-See SCALES-Dopp Locomotive. Beal.-Seals for Freight Cars. An explanation of the plan of sealing freight cars and its value in tracing any theft of freight. 1200 W. Sup-Oct. 7, 1905. Sci Am

Self-Emptying.-See Coal, British; Dump; Hopper; Steel Dump.

Siamese Railway-See RAILWAY-Siam.

M. C. B. convention. Rev-July 6, 1901.

Size. See Capacity; Coal; RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION-Tonnage.

Slack Steel.-See Steel Slack.

Slag. A Special Form of Slag-Car. L. J. W. Jones and B. H. Bennetts. Illustrated description of a car in use at the copper blast-furnaces at Tacoma, Wash. 1200 w. Am Inst of Min Engrs— March, 1905. Sleeper.-Pullman Sleeping Cars for the Midland Railway. Illustrated description of fine cars for the Scotch service. All berths are on a level,

the upper berths having been abandoned. 500 w. Engng-Nov. 9, 1900.

Sleeper, British.-Some New English and Continental Passenger Cars. Illustrations and brief descriptions of sleeping cars and dining cars. RR Gaz-May 22, 1903. 800 w. Sleeper, Holland.-Unique Design Sleeping and Parlor Car. for Combined Holland patent, which gives a compartment sleepBrief description of the ing car for night service, and an open parlor car for day travel, with partitions that can be easily operated. 700 w. Ry & Engng Rev-Aug. 16, 1902. Spain.-Freight Cars for the North of Spain Railroad. Brief illustrated description. Gaz-June 28, 1901. 500 w. RR

Illustrates

Spreader. The McCann Spreader Car. and describes improvements that have been made in this car, and the character of some of the work handled. 1500 w. Ry & Engng Rev-April 19, 1902.

Standardizing.-See LOCOMOTIVE.

Steam. See AUTOMOBILE, STEAM; CAR, MOTOR. DRIVEN.

Steel.-The Large Steel Car. W. S. Morris. Discusses its development and position in the business of railroads. 4000 w. Am Engr & R R Jour-Jan., 1901.

The Design of Structural Steel Cars. George 3. King. Gives standard specifications for freight car equipment of this type, calling attention to unusual features. Ill. 1700 w. 4, 1901. RR Gaz-Jan.

Special Steel Car, Northern Ry. of France. 11lustrated description of a special design of freight car equipment for the transportation of heavy machinery. 800 w. Ry & Engng Rev-April 20,

1901.

CAR

Engrs., England. 2000 W. Sci Am Sup-April 2, 1904.

Steel Car Design. A. Stucki. Gives information based on several years' work in designing and building cars. supplemented with valuable data from the testing room. Gives analysis of stresses, arch-bars and axles in the present number. Diagrams. Serial. 1st part. 1500 w. R R Gaz-June 17, 1904.

Steel Freight Car Design. C. A. an address at Purdue University. design of the steel-frame box car. Engr & R R Jour-Aug., 1905.

Seley. From Discusses the 1400 w. Am

.

Steel, B. & L. E. R. R.-Steel Cars on the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad. Drawings and information showing the development on this road. 2500 W. Am Engr & R R Jour-May, 1903. Steel Box.-All-Steel Box Car, A., T., & S. F. Ry. Illustrations and brief description. 600 w. Ry & Engng Rev-May 4, 1901. Steel, British.-New "High-Capacity" Wagons on the Great Central Railway. Illustrated description of 30-ton all steel bogie and cars. 2000 W. Ir & Coal Trds Rev-April 1, 1904. Steel, Caledonian.-Steel Cars on the Caledonian Railway of Scotland. Illustrations and descriptions of 30-ton cars recently put in service. W. RR Gaz-Feb. 19, 1904.

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Steel Coke. Coke Car for the Cambria Steel Company. Plans and description of 50-ton steel hopper bin coke cars. 600 w. RR Gaz-June 17, 1904.

100,000-lb. Coke Cars for the Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern. Illustrated description of steel ears, built of commercial shapes, without continnous center sills. 700 W. RR Gaz-Vol. XXXVII, No. 10.

See also Vanderbilt.

Steel Dump.-80,000-lbs. Capacity Steel Dump Car -Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. Illustrated description. 800 w. RR Gaz-June 14, 1901.

Test of 100,000-Lbs. Capacity Steel Dump Cars for Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. Illustration, with report of loading tests. 600 W. Ry & Engng Rev-July 12, 1902.

Steel Flat.-Steel Flat Cars. 100,000 Pounds Capacity. Drawings and description of cars for the N. Y. C. & H. R. R. 400 w. Am Engr & R R Jour-Nov., 1900.

Structural Steel Flat Car. Illustrated detailed description of specially designed very long cars. 1000 w. Ry & Engng Rev-Jan. 26, 1901.

100,000 Lbs. Capacity Steel Flat Car-Chicago & Alton Ry. Illustrated detailed description. 500 W. RR Gaz-Oct. 25, 1901.

75-Ton Steel Flat Car. Illustrated detailed description of cars built for the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R. R. 700 w. Am Engr & R R JourSept., 1905.

Steel Frame.-A System of Steel Framing for Freight Cars. G. W. Scott. Illustrated description of a system of underframing and a discussion of the requirements fundamental in car design. General discussion follows. 10500 w. Pro W Ry ClubMarch, 1901.

Forty-Ton Steel Frame Box Car, Norfolk & Western Railway. Drawings and description. 1800 w. R R Gaz-April 18, 1902.

A New Method of Steel Car Construction. Plan and elevation drawings, with detail views of a

CAR

design of car which is the invention of H. C. Hodges. The claim is that a lighter, cheaper, simpler steel frame car is shown which will compare favorably in strength with any of the present forms. 1400 w. Ry & Engng Rev-Aug. 2, 1902.

Steel Frames for Cars. C. A. Seley. Gives a steel frame box car design, and discusses the use of steel in car construction. Ill. 1000 W. Am Engr & R R Jour-June, 1903.

See also Suburban, Side Door; Tank; CAR FRAME-Steel.

Steel, French.-Car of 50 Tons Capacity in Pressed Steel (Wagon de 50 Tonnes en Tole d'Acier Embontie). Ch, Dantin. Illustrated description of 50-ton pressed-steel coal car of French manufacture. 1000 w. Génie Civil-Sept. 12, 1903.

The New Fifty-Ton Freight Cars of the Doual Forge Company (Les Récents Wagons de 50Tonnes Construits par les Forges de Douai). Col. Fix. Illustrating recent heavy freight cars for the French railways. 2500 W. Revue Technique -April 25, 1904.

Steel, Gibbs.-See ELECTRIC CAR-Subway, N. Y. Steel Gondola.-Fifty-Ton Steel Drop-Bottom Gondolas. Illustrated description of cars now building for the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern R. R. 700 W. Am. Engr & R R Jour-Sept., 1901.

New Designs of 100,000-Lbs. Capacity Steel Gondola Car. E. W. Summers. Illustrated description. 700 w. Ry & Engng Rev-May 30, 1903. Steel Underground Gondolas for the B. & 0. Illustration, drawings and description of drop-end gondolas of 100,000 lbs. capacity. 500 w. RR Gaz-Vol. XXXVIII, No. 15.

Illus

50-Ton Steel Twin Hopper Gondola Car. trates and describes cars almost entirely of structural steel, and having several departures from ordinary designs. 1,000 have been received by the L. S. & M. S. Ry. 1500 w. Am Engr & R R Jour-Nov., 1905.

Steel, Great Central.-High-Capacity Cars on the Illustrates and deGreat Central of England. scribes several types of steel cars recently put in service. 1000 W. RR Gaz-Vol. XXXVIII, No. 3.

Steel Hopper.-Structural Steel Hopper-Bottom Car of the American Car & Foundry Company. Illustrated description of an 88,000 lbs. capacity steel car. 700 w. R R Gaz-Feb. 8, 1901.

100,000 Pounds Capacity Steel Hopper Cars. The specially interesting features of the design given are the light weight of the car and the method of construction in which the center sills are made of light sections, reinforced by truss rods. 800 w. Am Engr & R R Jour-July, 1901.

Ill.

Steel, Slack. The L. M. Slack Steel Cars. Illustrated description of types of gondola cars recently designed. 1500 w. RB Gaz-Jan. 18, 1901.

Steel Underframe.-60,000-lb. Capacity Box Car with Pressed Steel Underframe-Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. Description, photograph and line drawings. 1100 w. RR Gaz-March 29, 1901.

40-Ton Box Cars with Steel Underframes. 11. lustrates and describes cars for the Union Pacific R. R. 300 W. Am Engr & R R JourApril, 1901.

Steel in Car Building. John M. Housen. On the advantages of the steel underframe. 2000 w. R R Gaz June 14, 1901.

Philadelphia & Reading Box Cars with Steel Underframes. Illustrated description of a design for 500 box cars of 50,000 lbs. capacity. 1200 w. RR Gaz-June 21, 1901.

50-Ton Twin-Hopper Car with Rolled Steel Underframe-Northern Pacific. Illustrated descrip700 w. R R Gaz-Aug. 9, 1901.

tion.

50-Ton Steel Underframe Box Car. Illustrated description of cars intended for grain trafic, built for the Illinois River Packet Co. 600 w. RB Gaz-Jan. 1, 1904.

A New 50-Ton Box Car. Illustrated description of a car with structural steel underframe, designed to meet special requirements in handling grain shipments. Am Engr & R R JourFeb., 1904.

1500 w.

Second Class Railway Cars with Bogle Trucks (Les Voitures de Seconde Classe à Bogies). Robert Dubois. Detailed description of improved passenger cars of the Western Railway of France, with steel girder sills. 5000 W. Rev Gen des Chem de Fer-June, 1904.

The Design of a Steel Underframe of Standard Shapes for Freight Cars. Fritz B. Ernst. Gives design made up of standard shapes, with the exception of the bolsters, showing the method by which the different parts may be calculated. 5500 W. Ry Age-June 17, 1904.

New York Central Steel Underframe Gondola Car. Illustrates and describes new cars which show original features of design. 600 w. Ry Age June 23, 1905.

See also Coal; Furniture; Postal; Steel. Stock.-60,000-Lbs. Capacity Stock Car. Illinois Central R. R. Detailed drawings, with description. 700 w. Ry & Engng Rev-Feb. 8, 1902.

Two-Floor Sheep or Cattle Wagon. Illustrated description of a car used on Argentine railways. The upper floor is raised when it is used for cattle, and lowered into position when the two floors are required for sheep. 600 W. Engr, Lond-Oct. 24, 1902.

Stock Vestibule.-See Vestibule Stock.

Street. See ELECTRIC CAR; STREET CAR.
Street, Overcrowding.-See STREET RAILWAY
MANAGEMENT-Overcrowding.

Suburban.-The Suburban Car Seating Problem. De-
scribes the four plans of seat arrangement being
considered by the Illinois Central R. R.
900 W.
Loc Engng-July, 1903.
Suburban Side Door.-Steel-Frame, Side-Door, Sub-
urban Passenger Cars. Describes cars being built
for the Illinois Central upon a new plan; the basis
of construction is the use of side doors. 1800 w.
Ill. Am Engr & R R Jour-June, 1903.
Steel-Frame Side-Door Passenger Car-Illinois
Central R. R. Illustrated detailed description,
with discussion of the design. 2 plates. 3800 W.
Ry Age-Sept. 4, 1903.

Steel Frame Side Door Suburban Cars of the Illinois Central R. R. Full illustrated detailed description of this new type. 3200 w. Ry Mas Mech-Oct., 1903.

Side-Door Steel Suburban Cars for the Illinois Central Railroad. Illustrated detailed description, with statement of the advantages. 3500 w. St. Ry Jour-April 30, 1904.

Bubway, N. Y.-See Illinois Central; ELECTRIC CAR.

Supply.-The Rallway Supply Car.

J. P. Murphy,

Discusses the distribution of supplies with a regularly assigned car, and the merits of the system, giving an illustrated description of an arrangement found practicable. Discussion. 10800 Pro W Ry Club-Jan. 20, 1903.

W.

Tank and Gondola.-Combined Tank and Gondola Car. Illustrates and describes a car designed with the object of providing a tank car which will hold and carry the maximum weight of liquid, and which when empty may be utilized as a flat or box car for transporting freight. & Eng Rev-June 25, 1902. 800 W. Ry

Spéciaux

Tank Fish.-Special Cars for the Transport of Living Fish (Les Wagons Transport des Poissons Vivants). M. Goeury. DeAffectés au scribing a special form of tank car used in central Europe and Russia. 3000 W. Gen des Chem de Fer-Nov., 1902. 1 plate. Rev Tank, Pa. R. R.-Requirements for Tank Cars Running Over the Pennsylvania Lines. ering the important requirements. Extracts cov. Gaz-Nov. 27, 1903. 1100 W. RR

Tank, Vanderbilt.-Vanderbilt Steel Tank Car, 12,000 Gallons Capacity. Illustrated description of a car designed for the Equitable Land and Onl Company, to be used in transporting oil from the Texas oil fields to St. Louis. tank cars in use. The largest capacity 800 w. -Jan., 1902. Am Engr & R R Jour

Vanderbilt Steel Frame Tank Car. Drawings, photograph and detailed description. 6000 w. R Gaz-Feb. 19, 1904.

Illus

800

Tank, Van Dyke.-The Van Dyke Tank Car. trates and describes a new tank car of simple design, calling attention to novel features. W. RR Gaz-March 6, 1903. Taxation.-See RAILWAY TAXATION. Test.-Railway Test Car No. 17, Univ. of Illinois and Ill. Cent. R. R. Edward C. Schmidt. trations and account of the performance of this Illustest car during its nine months of service. W. Ry & Engng Rev-June 1, 1901. Burlington Route Test Car. Illustrated detailed description account of the uses made of it. Mech-May, 1902.

1300

of the car and Max H. Wickhorst. 2400 w. Ry Mas

Test and Dynamometer Car, Chicago, Burling. ton & Quincy R. R. Drawings and particulars of this car and its equipment which has recently been thoroughly overhauled, with list of tests made. 2700 w. Eng News-May 15, 1902. Test of Dump.-See Dump, Ingoldsby. Transporter.-See CAR TRANSPORTER. Truck. See CAR TRUCK. Unloader.-Automatic M. Buble. (Selbstentlader). Illustrating and describing various forms of cars for tipping and dumping earth, including both American and German designs. W. Zeitschr d Ver Deutscher Ing-May 25, 1901. 2000 Railway Tipping Unloaders kipper). (Eisenbahnwagenform for immediate unloading of car loads of Describing a tipping platsugar beets. 1200 W. Zeitschr d Ver Deutscher Ing-March 18, 1905.

Fr. Frölich.

Unloaders

Unloader, Giesecke.-The Giesecke Automatic Unloader for Railway Wagons. Illustrates a number of cars to which this device has been applied, describing the working. 1200 W. Col Guard-May

27, 1904.

describes the design and construction of hopperbottom coal cars. 800 w. Eng News June 19, 1902.

Vanderbilt Structural Steel Car. Illustrated description of hopper bottom self-dumping coal cars being placed in service on the W. Va. Cent. & Pittsburg. 500 W. Ry Age-Nov. 14, 1902.

Two New Vanderbilt Cars. Illustrates and describes new designs for structural steel cars of 80,000 lbs. capacity. 500 W. Am Engr & R R Jour-Dec., 1902.

Steel Coke Car of Vanderbilt Design. Illustrated description of all-steel cars of large capacity. 450 w. Ry Age-Feb. 5, 1904. See also Tank.

Vestibule.-New Vestibule Coaches on the C. R. R. of N. J. Very handsome coaches are illustrated and described. 400 w. Loc Engng-Aug., 1902. Railway-Carriage Vestibule. Illustrations of two forms of this appliance, of English make. 1300 w. Engng-April 21, 1905. Vestibule Stock.-Vestibule Stock Car.

Illustrated

description with statement of advantages claimed. 600 w. Loc Engng-Jan., 1904. Vibration.-A Study of the Secondary Motions of Moving Cars (Etude des Mouvements sur les Véhicules en Marche). M. Sabouret. A description

of various recording instruments used for showing the lateral and other irregular motions of railway cars as used on the Western Railway of France. 6000 w. Rev Gen des Chem de Fer-Feb., 1904.

The Vibration of Railway Vehicles. Gives an account of a new method, invented by M. Sabouret, by which a full report can be drawn of the state of the line and of the technical conditions observed when it was laid down. Ills. 3300 w. Engr, Lond-July 15, 1904.

New Apparatus for Recording the Vibration of Railway Cars. Emile Guarini. An illustrated description of the Sabouret apparatus and its work. ing. 1400 w. Sci Am Sup- April 29, 1905.

The Oscillations of Railway Vehicles upon their Springs (Oscillations des Véhicules de Chemin de Fer sur leurs Ressorts de Suspension). Georges Marié. Showing the importance of a rigid roadbed and great flexibility of springs, in diminishing oscillations. 1200 w. Comptes RendusMarch 6, 1905.

The Oscillation of Cars upon Entering and Leaving Curves (Oscilaltions des Véhicules de Chemin de Fer à l'Entrée en Courbe et à la Sortie). Georges Marié. Deriving equations for computing the oscillations of cars, with suggestions for the Improvement curves and way. 1200 W. Comptes Rendus-May 8, 1905.

of

The Oscillations of Railway Vehicles on Entering and Leaving Curves (Les Oscillations du Materiel des Chemins de Fer à l'Entrée en Courbe et à la Sortie). Georges Marié. An exhaustive mathematical and practical study of the action of centrifugal and inertia forces to produce oscillations. 10000 w. Mem Soc Ing Civ de FranceNov., 1905.

The Measurement of Vibrations of Railway Cars. Frank C. Perkins. Illustrated description of the Sabouret pneumatic apparatus for the study of secondary movements on moving vehicles, in use in France. 1100 W. Ry Age-Dec. 29, 1905. See also Dynamometer. Weed-Burning.-New Weed-Burning Cars, C. M. & St. P. Ry. Illustrated description of one of the new machines for this purpose, with an account of its working. 1500. Ry & Engng Rev-June 27, 1903. Western Ry., France.-New Types of Railway Rolling Stock (Quelques Nouveaux Types de Materiel de Chemins de Fer). H. Chevalier. Describing

some new coaches and sleeping cars of the Western Railway of France. 2500 W. 1 plate. Mem Soc Ing Civ de France-Sept., 1905. Wheel.-See CAR WHEEL.

CAR AXLE.

W.

CARBON

Ball. See BALL BEARING-Chapman. Center Plates.-Center Plates. Edward Grafstrom. Considers the suggestions contained in the report of the committee of the M. C. B. Assn. Ill. 1500 Am Engr & R R Jour-Jan., 1901. See also Test; TRAIN RESISTANCE. Chapman.-See BALL BEARING. Middle.-Middle Bearings on Driving Axles, N. Y., O. & W. Ry. Illustrates and describes the details of an adaptation devised by George W. West, to relieve the boxes at the sides of a portion of the weight. 450 w. Ry & Engng Rev-Jan. 19, 1901. Packing. See PACKING.

Symington Box.-The Improved Symington Journal Box. Gives causes of failure of journal boxes, and describes the improvements made in this design. Ill. 1000 w. RR Gaz-May 8, 1903. Test.-Tests of the Friction of Side Bearings and Center Plates for Freight Cars. Abstract of a report of a special committee of the Mass. Car Bldrs. Assn., giving account of tests, with results and conclusions. 4000 W. Eng News-July 10.

1902.

"Anti-Friction' Car Side Bearings and Center Plates. Gives results of tests made on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie road, showing a marked effect on train resistance. 700 W. Am Engng & R R Jour-April, 1903.

CARBIDE.

See also CALCIUM CARBIDE.

Metallic Carbides (Die Metall-Carbide). A review of an article by H. Moissan treating the subject comprehensively. 2500 W. Zeitschr f Elektrochemie-Jan. 16, 1902.

CAR BOLSTER.

See CAR-Bolster; CAR FRAME; CAR TRUCK. CARBON.

See also ARC LIGHT; IRON; and under electric apparatus and instruments.

Arc Light.-The Proper Structure for Carbon Electrodes (Ueber die Günstige Struktur von Kohlenelektroden). J. Härden. With microscopic sections showing the advantages of converting the carbon into the graphite state. 1000 w, Elektrotech Zeitschr-July 18, 1901.

Combustion Temperature.-The Temperature of Inflammation and Combustion of the Three Varieties of Carbon (Sur la Temperature d'Inflammation et sur le Combustion dans l'Oxygéne, des Trois Variétés de Carbone). H. Moissan. A detailed study of the combustion of carbon in oxygen, including experiments with diamond, graphite, and amorphous carbon. 2000 W. Comptes RendusDec. 1, 1902.

Electric Furnace.-See DIAMOND;

FURNACE-Carbon Tube.

ELECTRIC

Electric Purposes.-The Development of the Artincial Carbon Industry (Die Entwickelung der Kunstkohlenfabrikation). J. Zellner. A historical review of the various processes for making carbon terminals and electrodes. 3000 w. Zeitschr f Elektrochemie-March 28, 1901.

The Manufacture and Testing of Carbon for Electrical Purposes (Herstellung und Prüfung von Kohle für Elektrotechnische Zwecke). J. Härden. A well illustrated account of the preparation and testing of carbons for electrodes, brushes, arc lights and other purposes. 4500 w. Elektrotech Zeitschr-April 11, 1901.

The Manufacture of Carbon for Electrical Purposes (Note sur la Fabrication des Charbons Agglomérés pour l'Electricité). J. Worms. A review of the manufacture of compressed carbons for are lamps, batteries, microphones and other electrical purposes. 1400 W. Electricien-Dec.

14, 1901.

Electro-Chemistry.-Carbon in Electro-Chemical Operations. A consideration of the necessary conditions which carbons for different purposes should fulfil, and of how the process of manufacture affects the physical and mechanical qualities of the material. 3000 w. Elec Chem & Met-April, 1901.

Fusion. The Fusion of Carbon (Die Schmelzung der Koble). Dr. A. Ludwig. A discussion of the efforts which have been made to effect the fusion of carbon, and the conditions which should be fulfilled. 3000 W. Zeitschr f ElektrochemieMay 8, 1902.