HARCOURT C. DRAKE

CONTENTS AND LINKS

HISTORY OF SPERRY RAIL SERVICE
 

HOWARD N. POTTS MEDAL AWARDED BY THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
 

OUT WEST

THE HANGING BRIDGE

LETTERHEADS FROM OUT ON THE ROAD
 

THE ENTRIES IN MY GRANDFATHER'S DIARY THAT DESCRIBE THE FINAL BREAKTHROUGH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAIL TEST UNIT
 

RAIL TEST CAR 102
 

RAIL TEST CAR 116
 

THE 'BUSINESS' ENDS OF THE RAIL TESTING CAR.
 

THE CAB OF CAR 128
 

HERE'S WHAT THE EARLY CARS LOOKED LIKE
 

A MODEL OF THE INTERIOR OF A TYPICAL RAIL TEST CAR
 

THE RAIL TEST UNIT ON THE TEST BENCH
 

FIRST DETECTOR CAR BUILT FOR THE AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION.
 

NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY DETECTION CAR
 

A TYPICAL INTERNAL TRANSVERSE FISSURE
 

THEORY OF OPERATION OF THE DETECTOR UNIT
 

A PHOTO OF MY GRANDFATHER DOING A HAND TEST
 

LUNCH TIME !
 

THE TAPE USED IN THE TEST RECORDER
 

SOME ACHIEVEMENTS MENTIONED AT RETIREMENT.
 

A PAPER GIVEN BY MY GRANDFATHER DESCRIBING THE DETECTOR CAR.