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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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f these cars handlesfrom three to five loaded freight carsbesides furnishing space itself that is equivalent to one box car. Fig. 14 shows one of the motorcars unloading milk at the Los Angeles freight terminal andFig. 15 is a view of another motor car with a train of sevenbox cars at the same point. These cars are also furnished with recording wattmetersfrom which readings are taken to show the power consumed FIG. 13, -RECORDING WATTMETER MOUNTED INPASSENGER CAR car so that the motorman can cut his train loose by simplypressing on the lever with his foot. SWITCHING LOCOMOTIVEAs will be mentioned more in detail later, the company ownsthree shipping wharves at Redondo, all equipped for trolleyoperation. Steam locomotives were used there for switchingpurposes up till recently, when the electric locomotive illus-trated in Fig. 16 was put into service. This switching carwas designed by the companys electrical engineer, L. B. Pem-berton, and was built in the companys shops under his direc-
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FIG. 14.—FREIGHT MOTOR CAR UNLOADING MILK AT LOS ANGELES TERMINAL tion. This car possesses many novel and distinct advantagesthat merit special consideration. Fig. 17 is an elevation ofthe car and Fig. 18 is a floor plan showing the location of theequipment. The locomotive is 17 ft. 6 in. long over the draw-bars and 8 ft. wide. Its total height is 12 ft. 2.y2 in. and itsweight, 13 tons. The floor, which is 3 ft. 8 in. above the April 30, 1904.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 655 rail, is built of four longitudinal 7 in. x 16 in. wooden sills,with space in the center under the car for trap doors. Thespace between these sills is fitted with old rails laid in concreteso as to give the car enough ballast for efficient traction effort.The cab is 7 ft. 2 in. long, with projecting roof and extends thefull width of the car. A 37-A McGuire truck with 6 ft.

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