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The Car Builders Dictionary

Item

Dublin Core

Title

The Car Builders Dictionary

Subject

AN ILLUSTRATED VOCABULARY OF TERMS
* WHICH DESIGNATE AMERICAN RAILROAD , *
CARS, THEIR PARTS AND ATTACHMENTS.

Format

PDF scan

Publication Item Type Metadata

Title

THE CAR- BUILDER'S DICTIONARY

Author/Creator

Matthias N. Forney

Publisher

THE RAILROAD GAZETTE

Publication Date

1879

Place of Publication

No. 73 BROADWAY, NEW-YORK

Table of Contents

Alphabetical List of Terras 1-188
Axles, Wheels, Journal-boxes, etc 278-283
Baggage, Express, or Mail Car 195, 196
Baggage and Passenger Car 197
Baggage-trucks 215
Baker Car-heater 414-419
Bell-cord Fixtures 392, 393
Bodies, Freight-car 216-241
Bodies, Passenger-car 302-341
Bodies, Parts of Passenger-car 346, 347
Bolsters, etc 341-344
Bolts, Washers, etc 488
Boxes, Journab, etc 278-283
Brakes 420-428
Brake, Creamer 428, 429
Brake, Eames "Vacuum 439
Brake, Smith Vacuum 433
PAGE.
Brake, Westinghouse 443-473
Brake, Westinghouse Driving-wheel 474-476
Car, Baggage, Express, or Mail 195, 196
Cars, Different Bands 190-213
Cars, Freight 199-208
Cars, Hand 213, 483-487
Car, Mail 194
Cars, Passenger 190-193, 197,198
Car, Passenger and Baggage 197
Cars, Sleeping 190, 365-367
Cars, Street 211, 212,477-482
Cars, Work 209
Car-coupler, Janney 362-364
Car-heater, Baker 414-419
Car-heater, Spear 410-413
Car-seats 383-388
Car-springs 293-300PAGE. PAGE.
Car-tracks 242-277
Car-trucks, Details of 276, 277
Car-wheels 284-292
Car-windows 368-370
Coupler, Janney Car 362-364
Creamer-brake 428, 429
Details of Car-trucks 276, 277
Doors and Door-furnishings 402
Door-furnishings 402-404
Draw-gear 348-358
Driving-wheel Brake, Westinghouse 474-476
Eames Vacuum-brake 439
Express, Baggage, or Mail Car 195, 196
Fixtures, Bell-cord 392, 393
Freight-cars 199-203
Freight-car Bodies 216-241
Freight-car Roofs 227
Freight-car Trucks 244-261
Freight-trucks 214
Furnishings, Door 402-404
Furnishings, Passenger-car 389-391
Furnishings, Sleeping-car 376-3S2
Furnishings, Window 371-374
Gear, Draw 348-358
Hand-cars 213, 483-437
Heater, Baker Car 414-419
Heaters, Spear 410-413
Janney Car-coupler 362-364
Journal-boxes, Wheels, Axles, etc 278-288
Lamps 394-401
Locks 405-407
Mail, Baggage, or Express Car 195, 196
Mail-car 194
Mail-catcher 348
Miller-platform 359-861
Parts of Passenger-car Bodies 346, 347
Passenger and Baggage Car 197
Passenger-cars 190-193, 197, 198
Passenger-car Bodies 802-341
Passenger-car Bodies, Parts of . . . 340, 347
Passenger-car Furnishings 389-391
Pas3enger-car Steps 845
Passenger-car Trucks 262-275
Platform, Miller 359-361
Plow, Snow 210
Roofs, Freight-car 227
Screw-threads, Tools, etc 489, 490
i Seats, Car '. 382-38
Sleeping-cars 865-387
Sleeping-car Furnishings 376-382
Smith Vacuum-brake. 433
Snow-plow. , 210
Spear-heaters 410-413
Springs, Car 293-300
Steps, Passenger-car 345
Stoves (See also Heaters) 408, 409
Street-cars 211, 212, 477-482
Tools, Screw-threads, etc 489, 490
Trucks, Baggage 215
Trucks, Car 242-277
Trucks, Freight 214
Trucks, Freight-car 244-261
PAGE.
Trucks, Passenger-car 262-275
Trusses 491
Vacuum-brake 435
Vacuum-brake, Eames 439
Vacuum-brake, Smith 433
Ventilators 375
Washers, Bolts, etc 488
Westinghouse-brake 443-473
Westinghouse Driving-wheel Brake 474-476
Wheels, Axles, Journal-boxes, etc 278-283
Wheels, Car 284-292
Windows. Car 3G8-370
Window-furnishings 371-374
Work-cars 209

Source/Donor

Google Books, University of Michigan Library

Collection

Citation

Matthias N. Forney, “The Car Builders Dictionary,” The Railroad Museum at Ardenwood, accessed October 1, 2026, http://museum.spcrr.org/items/show/19.

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