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Identifier: streetrailwayjo211903newy (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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ding upon the platform. The reel stand inside of the car is placed at the end oppositethe tower, and is large enough to hold 5280 ft. of trolley wire.A small trap-door has been cut in the roof of the car, throughwhich this wire is run. One of the special features of this caris the portable pneumatic crane, which can be adjusted ateither of the side doors of the car, for the purpose of hoistmgheavy appliances, and which takes but a few moments to adjust.The air for the crane is provided by the air brakes. A second or brother car has been equipped by the sametwo men, which for practicability is a model in its way, andcan be utilized for various purposes. For the present it is usedas a supply car, in taking freight and supplies to the differentdivisions of the Old Colony Street Railway. It is open fromvestibule to vestibule, to make every inch of space available.It has side doors 7 ft. in width. This car is supplied with boxskids, barrel skids and air hoists, making it possible to handle
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VIEW WITH PLATFORM RAISED the heaviest material with perfect ease. This car is equippedwith screw jacks, pump jacks, picks, crowbars, chairs andropes, so that it can also be utilized as a wrecker. It isequipped with St. Louis improved trucks, 33-in. wheels, 4-in.axles. General Electric 67 motors and Christensen air brakes.This car, like the first, is constructed so that a nose or shearcan be attached. Both cars, as will be noticed, are equipped with high-speedmotors, so that there is no danger of the slightest interferencewith passenger traffic, for either car can follow or proceed anypassenger car over the entire division. A remarkably creditable run was made by a special on theColumbus, London & Springfield Railway a few nights ago.The 42>^ miles from the city limits of Columbus to the citylimits of Springfield were covered in exactly 60 minutes. J May 9, 1903.) STREET RAILWAY JOLJRNAT FRANCHISE TAX LAW VALID The Court of Appeals of the State of New York, on April 28,handed d

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  • bookid:streetrailwayjo211903newy
  • 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:725
  • bookcollection:smithsonian
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