File:The street railway review (1891) (14758435271).jpg

Identifier: streetrailwayrev15amer (find matches)
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

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
of the standard Rodger car were retained, exceptthat the car is not convertible. The smaller car is I2 ft. long overend sills, 8 ft. 6 in. wide and 7 ft. i in. high above the rail, an 1has a capacity of 9 cu. yd. when level full or with a t)\\). heap, ofllVii cu. yd. where all the details of fire proof conslriiclion of cars have beenvery carefully worked out. The company distributes a very com-plete catalogue devoted to these materials. The line of high voltageinsulators also attracts considerable attention. The exhibit is in charge of J. W. Perry, manager of the electricaldepartment. New York, and the following gentlemen in additionarc inattendance: II. N. .Manvillc, secretary. New York; T. T.layman, general sales manager, New York; D. T. Dickson, managcr Ihiladelphia branch; II. M. Voorhis, manager electrical de-partment, Philadelphia office; H. M. Clymcr, Philadelphia office; JK. Meek, general representative, New York, and C. N. Manfred.manager a<lvertising department, New York.
Text Appearing After Image:
liOnOER CONVKKTIIII.F, Il.\LL.\.ST CAR. The car illustrated is of the standard convertible type and isrecommended for use on electric railways whore conditions willpermit, being capable of more varied uses in regular service. Rail-way companies contemplating construction work as a rule give toolittle attention to the saving which can b8 effected by the use ofespecially designed apparatus and give too much consideration tothe increased first cost which is incidental to equipment designedfor a special purpose. The position of the Rodger Ballast Car Co. is that any railwaycan well afford to purchase ballast cars because even if there is solittle as one mile of track to be ballasted, the use of a properly de-signed car will efTect savings in labor that will more than half payfor the car, which is then available for use as a freight or emergencycar. The principal savings efifected by the use of the Rodger carare in the unloading of the car and the distribution of the ballastingmaterial. Th

Note About Images