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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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he passenger cannot becut off e.xcept through the automatic action of the overhead devicewhen the car passes that point. The switch for operating theselights consists of a magnet, armature and a handle for raising thearmature up to touch the magnet core. The device for resettingthe switch and putting out the lights consists of two U-shapedpieces of brass which are insulated from each other. This clamp isused in place of the ear to support the trolley wire. By raising thearmature up to touch the core of the magnet the circuit throughthe lamps is completed. When the car passes the resetting switchthe wiring is so arranged that the current of the electromagnet isshort circuited and the armature then falls, thus putting out thelights. It is claimed that on account of the cheapness of this de-vice, it is practicable to have a signal at every stopping place for theconvenience of passengers, and it is of considerable help to themotormen as they can see far ahead what stops they have to make.
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NEW CAR FOR MICHIC,.\N TR.^CTION CO. Louis Car Co., of St. Louis, Mo. The cars are 60 ft. long over alland they are handsomely finished, especially as to their interiordecorations. Each car contains a lavatory and a smoking compart-ment. The main part of the car is reached by means of sideentrances as shown. Peter Smith hot water heaters are used underthe seats, the latter being of the St. Louis Car Cos. type. The in-terior of the car is finished in mahogany, the front end of the carbeing used as an observation compartment; this contains four roundrevolving seats. The equipment of the car includes automatic airbrakes, St. Louis arc head lights and St. Louis 23 B trucks. ELECTRIC HEATING. NEW INTERURBAN STATION FOR CINCIN-NATI ROAD. General manager Wagenhals, of the Hamilton, Glendale & Cincin-nati Traction Co. and the Millcreek Valley Electric Co., has leaseda piece of property at the junction of these roads, on which is to bebuilt a depot and waiting room. The present building on

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