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Identifier: streetrailwayjo221903newy (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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become obsolete forcity work. There are plenty of cities where center poles arestill used, but the number in use is on the decrease rather thanon the increase. Although they are more sightly than the sidepole and span wire construction, street railway companies havefound them objectionable on account of danger that accidentswill occur by passengers and employees being struck with thepoles, on account of the small clearance between the car andthe center pole. Wire netting is necessary to protect all win-dows or other openings where there is a possibility that passen-gers or employees will stick out heads or arms where theymight be struck in passing center poles. This netting in itselfis objectionable, and even where it is present, it is not alwayspracticable to so completely cage in the passengers and em-ployees that they never get hurt in this way. Center poles arealso somewhat of an obstruction to team traffic, and sometimesprevent teams from clearing the track as soon as they other-
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346 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XXII. No. 9. wise would. Center-pole and track construction has also beenthe source of considerable trouble, through the rigidity of thebrackets and consequent breakage of the trolley hangers. This sulators and the span wire. This is a very substantial con-struction, and permits of a trolley hanger which can be madevery strong mechanically. The only objection which might TABLE OF OVERHEAD CONSTRUCTION Baltimore United Rys. & Elec. Co.. Boston Elevated Ry Buffalo Ry Chicago City Ry Cleveland Electric Ry Denver City Tramway Co Detroit United Ry Iudianapohs Traction & Terml Co.Milwaukee Electric Ry & Light CoMinneapolis Twin City R. T. Co..Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co Pittsburg Rys. Co San Francisco United Railroads. . . .St. Louis Transit Co Kind of TrolleyWire Round 0 & 00Round 00Round 00Round 00Round 00Round 0Round 00Round 00 Fig. 8 = 000Fig. 8 = 00Round 00 l Round 00 All kinds in useRound 00 Size ofSpanWire nr m. H m- H in.A in.ts m.

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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:364
  • bookcollection:smithsonian
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