The Car-builder's DictionaryNewton K. Gregg, 1888 - Railroads |
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Common terms and phrases
arch-bar ARGAND BURNER attached axle Bell-cord berth Berth-latch body Body-bolster bolster BOLSTER-SPRING bolt brace bracket Brake-beam Brake-block brake-cylinder Brake-hanger Brake-lever Brake-shaft brake-shoe buffer-spring burner called car-body Car-Builders car-seat carlines cast cast-iron centre Centre-plate connected Coupling-pin cylinder Deck Deck-sash door Draw-spring Draw-timber drawbar end-sill English fastened flange floor frame freight cars gauge Gouge heater hand-car hanger hinge hook inside iron Janney coupler journal-bearing journal-box lamp lever lock Longitudinal lower metal NAMES passenger cars passenger-car PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD pile-driver car Pintsch gas pipe Piston pivot plate platform queen-post RAILROAD ratchet-wheel refrigerator car roof sash Sash-lock screw seat seat-arm seat-back seat-end Section shown in Figs side Side-bearing sills sleeping cars sometimes spiral spring spring-plank standard steam stove street cars Swing-hanger term tie-rod timber Transom Transverse triple-valve truck Truck-bolster truss truss-rod upper usually vacuum brake valve ventilator washer Westinghouse brake wheel window Window-blind wrought-iron