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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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the frame, whichhave been shown effectual in saving track, motors and car body. AHtrucks were equipped with 33 inch wheels. Mr. Taylor experiencedconsiderable difficulty in getting his display in shape since for someunknown reason the wheels were removed on the road and cameseveral days later. The General Electric exhibit was the most comprehensive displaymade and fully up to its usual high standard. ■ It included almostevery device used on electric roads, except generators. The McGuiretruck with two G. E. 50 horse-power motors, for use on Brooklynbridge, and the controller, attracted special attention. On a Peckhamtruck were two G. E. 1,000 motors with electric brake, controlled bya B. 3 series parallel controller which was constantly in operationwatched by a large crowd. Many favorable comments were madeon the sudden and effective operation of this brake, which was oneof the new features. Prominence was also given to one of the Nan- (^^txfcd/i?\aiWa^j^^ 721 ^^^STEEL Motor rn*)^ta
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728 (jJiJicd.lFJailWaj^j^yleW tasket Beach air brake compressor equipments, motor, pump, tankand automatic switch. To this was fitted one of the chime whistlesused on that important innovation in steam railroad practice, and theshrill musical note, served as a means of attracting very largecrowds. A model switchboard, complete, was shown. In the motordisplay were handsomely finished specimens of the G. E. 800, 1,000,1,200 and 2,000 types. The line of overhead line supplies was verycomplete, including the U. S. standard trolley for low bridge work.Photographs illustrated various phases of the Baltimore tunnelsystem, and a sample length of the overhead conduit and contactshoe used were shown. A length of the third rail over which regular trains are now beingoperated between East Weymouth and Nantasket Junction, on themain line of the Old Colony Division of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.served to illustrate another electrical system for steam railroad work.The space was handsomely illum

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