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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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, of New York, exhibited the first airbrake made for surface roads, and the style of pump formerly operated.In addition to this, the standard pumps, which are waterproof and en-tirely enclosed, were shown, as well as an assortment of eccentrics. Car 74° THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. X. No. n. No. 60, a thirty-two foot heavy car, formerly in use in steam roadservice, was in operation on one of the Atlanta roads, and was fullyequipped with the Genett air brake system. This special car was con-sidered a very difficult one to brake, and the hand brake had alreadyproven insufficient. Testing gauges, showing the compression, wereused, and an air whistle, which attracted considerable attention, was alsoa part of the Genett Companys exhibit. The company was repre-sented by E. J. Wessels, general manager, George S. Lee, mastermechanic, and O. A. Burter, assistant. The companys new catalogue,which is an unusually neat and attractive one, was distributed for thefirst time at the Convention.
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EXHIBITION BOARD OF THE H. W. JOHNS MANUFACTURING CO. W. E. Haycox, president and general manager, and Frank A.Rogers, special sales agent, did the honors for the Fulton Truck &Foundry Company, of Cleveland, and Mansfield, O. This companyexhibited a single steel truck Imperial, which had an improved lifeguard and Perfect under-truss with springs over journal boxes, andimproved brake rigging. The exhibit also embraced one of the com-panys new pattern, maximum traction, double steel trucks Imperial,which also was equipped with the improved life guard and specialswinging brake, particularly adapted for very long car bodies. An im-proved track cleaner was another feature of this exhibit. This cleanerwill adjust itself so as to clear irregular paving next to the rail. Thecompany also showed one of its hydraulic motor lifts for handlingeither motors or car bodies, particularly adapted for raising and lower-ing motors. The Troy sand box is another specialty of this company,and was also s

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