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Fig. 114 shows the appearance of the construction across 
the country. Fig. 115 shows an end view of the narrow, 
pointed car in position on the single railed track. The 
upper bearing carried by the brackets extended from the 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
FIG. II5. 
heavy side poles along the line is merely a steadying rail 
whose function it is to hold the car upright when at 
rest and guide it around curves when in motion. In 
normal running the pressure against this upper guide is 
trifling. All the weight is carried by the central double 
flanged wheels on the track rail. The cuts are from pho-