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Identifier: streetrailwayjo101894newy (find matches)
Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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s. The system was designed by A. K.Bonta, electrical engineer of the company. Bythis apparatus it is possible to send signalsfrom any point along the line to the patrolstations of the company, and to apprise themen in charge of the exact location andnature of the trouble. Signal boxes, similar in appearance tothose in use by the fire departments, are at-tached to the poles supporting the trolley andfeed wires, and are located about a quarter ofa mile apart along the entire line. The boxesare arranged to transmit six signals whichare marked in plain letters on a circular brassdisk as follows: Signal No. 1. Car off the track. 2. Broken axle. 3. Trolley wire down. 4. Telephone call. 5. Rush call. 6. Special call.Each box is numbered, and its number and location aremarked on a chart located near the alarm board in thepatrol station. The motormen are provided with keys to the signalboxes, and each key is numbered and charged to the manto whom it is given. After a signal box has been opened
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(-^— ;—///7?i FIG. 1.—PATROL HOUSE—NORTH HUDSON COUNTY RAILWAY, HOBOKEN. 100 volts. It is found by experience that this small unitneed not be operated continuously, but is only requiredto operate for an hour or two each day. The regulation, safety and control of the installationare secured by a large number of devices which are mount-ed on two elegant, polished marble switchboards, andso disposed that one serves for the dynamos and theother for the batteries. The steam for the plant is pro-duced by two Galloway boilers each fifty-eight square

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  • bookid:streetrailwayjo101894newy
  • bookyear:1884
  • bookdecade:1880
  • bookcentury:1800
  • booksubject:Street_railroads
  • booksubject:Electric_railroads
  • booksubject:Transportation
  • bookpublisher:New_York___McGraw_Pub__Co_
  • bookcontributor:Smithsonian_Libraries
  • booksponsor:Smithsonian_Libraries
  • bookleafnumber:571
  • bookcollection:smithsonian
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