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Identifier: streetrailwayjo121896newy (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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is said to be the largest platingtank in the city of Brooklyn. The drop forg-ing department, containing two drop hammersand the brass foundry are in a separate buildingadjoining the main works. Sixty-five men areemployed. The company numbers about 100 railroadcompanies among its regular customers, amongwhom are: Nassau Electric Railway Company,Brooklyn; Steinway Electric Railway Company;Coney Island & Brooklyn Railway Companj;Wilmington City Railway Company; YonkersRailway Company; Paterson Railway Com-pany; Union Railway Company, of N^w York;Wissahickon Railway Company; Hestonville,Mantua & Fairniount Park Railway Company; f?ridgeport, Bell^re^ Martins Ferry Railway Company and others. Oi .,r- Roller for Car House Doors. The acconipanjing engraving shows an ingenious method ofsupporting car house doors. No posts whatever are needed. The topI if the door being suitably guided by rollers not shown in the cut, isso arranged that it passes underneath the trolley wire, an opening
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Columbia Machine Works. The Columbia Machine Works is doing an excellent business inthe manufacture of commutators, other motor parts, trolley parts,controller parts, car fittings, etc. A visit to their factory shows avery busy scene. The works extend along Doughty Street fromColumbia Heights to Furman Street. The company has a numberof patented specialties, which have given good satisfaction andwhich recommend themselves to users of electric railway apparatus. ROLLER FOR CAR HOUSE DOORB. only large enough for the trolley wheel to pass through being leftoverhead. This device is especially adapted for the doors of freight stationsand similar buildings and must commend itself to engineers andarchitects engaged in the designing of such buildings. The in-ventor, J. A. McElroy, of New York, has equipped .several verylarge car house doors with it. It is understood that the Hagerstown Railway Company, Ha-gerstown, Md, is preparing to build a bridge across the PotomacRiver, at Williamsport, w

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  • 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:697
  • bookcollection:smithsonian
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