An inclined cable railway for transferring freight cars between the upper and lower yards of the Western Cable Ry. Co., St. Louis, Mo. A railway about 2,000 feet long with 7 per cent. grades. The cars are pushed up by a grip car to which the cable is permanently fastened. Description of track construction, hoisting engines and hydraulic buffer device for quickly stopping the train in case of accident. Cost given. Four folding plates. By Edward Flad, before Engrs. Club of St. Louis.
Cable railroads
Jour Assn Eng Soc
1892
11 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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