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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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n can be madeto run over the roadbed at a height above the track ofthree inches or less, according to the condition of theroadbed. The fender is attached to the truck of thecar in such a manner that it can be made to run flushwith the dashboard, thereby making it possible to trailcars without any delay or inconvenience. The safetyguard when struck automatically releases a cradle whichinstantaneously drops from beneath the platform of thecar and runs forward on wheels on the crown of the track,three feet in front of the car, and prevents any possibilityof the crushing or maiming of the person struck. This fender is also claimed to be the only one whichis capable of running three inches or less above the groundwhere the forward wheels of the truck are more than sevenfeet in the rear of the bumper. The general arrangement of the fender can be seenfrom the engravings shown herewith. Thefront fenders are attached to rails extendingfrom thetruck of the car, thereby avoiding all oscillation.
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FIG. 1—THE FOSTER FENDER READY FOR OPERATION. FIG. 2.—THE FOSTER FENDER IN OPERATION. sprocket wheel attached to the spiral spring, it will beseen that the tension must be even, and the pressure onthe wire is the same whether the pole is at an angle of 40degs. or at 2 degs. The trolley swivels on its base andpulls in both directions. The bearing surfaces are alldesigned for strength and durability, with provision fortaking up the wear. The trolleys are now doing service on the CalumetElectric Street Railway, where they are giving excellentsatisfaction. ■ «•» ■ Smoking cars are to be tried by the PhiladelphiaTraction Company on the 13th and 15th Streets electricline. The cradle is suspended from beneath the platform ofthe car and is held in position by two arms, and isactuated by the impact of any collision with the fender,and runs out from its position beneath the car. The cradle can also be locked from the platform, andprevented from acting by the motorman in order to avo

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