File:Inventory of the West End Street Railway Company (1897) (14574133159).jpg

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Title: Inventory of the West End Street Railway Company
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: West End Street Railway Company
Subjects: West End Street Railway Company Local transit--Massachusetts--Boston Metropolitan Area street railroads urban transit
Publisher: West End Street Railway Company
Contributing Library: State Transportation Library of Massachusetts
Digitizing Sponsor: Federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

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nd axles are 14 ft. on centers. Each end truck is intended tocarry 2/5 of the whole load. They consist of an irregular oval shaped frame of channel iron, carrying thefour corner chafing rollers, the two jaw castings, the brake mechanism and sup-ports for the motor and fenders. Intermediate cross bars in the framecarry the center castings with roller bearing attached to an idle frame. Thecenter truck frame is similar but smaller and arms on each engage the arms ofthe end trucks above swivelling pins. / Saddles are placed over each box to carry the springs and help support thefenders. One motor is used on each end truck only. The Railway Company*s standard brake shoes, axles, fenders and bearings areused. There are 51 trucks of this class. See drawing #10 on page #117. These trucks were purchased during 1890 and 1891 and at the present timeare so badly worn that it has been thought advisable to discard this patternand twenty-seven were destroyed shortly after the lease went into effect.
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