Show esy afi AN INGENIOUS INVENTION the U C R K R supplied with eames vacuum brake tho the utah central R R keeps on adopting tho the beat best and latest improvements prove ments A short timo ago an nu addition was made to the rol rollin linc stock in the shape of some soine very fi fine no passenger coaches manufactured by the pullman car building company erakes any yesterday y the old sy system stem of brakes was abolished aud tho the unsurpassed eames vacuum brake took its place mr robert robed bult engineer on the road kindly took the trouble to explain to us the working of this ingenious gl yet simple invention an elaborate explanation would probably bo be unnecessary to our readers it is sufficient to say say that there is under the car a soa sort of drum called a diaphragm gin made of rubber with iron iron binding to this the brake chain is attached when the air air is is pressed into thus drum it is of course inflated this slackening ninn the brake chain and in that condition the brakes arc are loft the instant the diaphragm is emptied of air it contracts and with the contraction pulls the chain and the brakes arc are on besides dispensing with the labors of brakemen and placing aie the train in full control of the engineer it saves time by being more expeditious and in this regard is safer as a guard against accidents art arising i s i ing from obstructions on oil the truck all the carriages ca es by this contrivance tr aro fire braced simultaneously and it is done bythe by the engineer eng meer who simply gives t a slight pull ull or pressure to two small lial handles liles directly d in front of him on the engine there is also a clock faced indicator by which he lie is enabled to tell the amount of press pressure sure on oil the wheels by the creation of ofalie ilie vacuum ahe eames brake is not in ill use ilse on any other of the lines controlled b by r ta the e IT P it R co I supt bupt john narp sharp being tho first first to introduce them A superior feature of the eames over the westinghouse brake now used by the is its being less complicated and therefore less liable to get out of order the eames is used on the new york elevated railroad |