The Street railway journal (1904) (14575230018)

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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 hardenedsteel rollers and balls revolving between a shaft and steel shellincased in a hard rubber grip. The rubber grips make the brakeand controller handles non-conductors, and the motorman willconstantly grasp the revolving hand-holds to avoid short-circuitshocks. He is therefore ready at all times to stop the car quickerand with less exertion than is afforded by any other hand brakeappliance. The use of padded gloves is rendered entirely unnec-essary. The great facility with which this device can be applied tendsto reduce the possibility of accidents, and makes the work easierfor the men. When desired, old brake handles of any make, inuse on any railway, may be fitted with anti-friction handles at a small cost. A PRIVATE ELECTRIC MAIL CAR One of the few, if not the only, private electric mail cars inuse is shown in the accompanying illustration. This car is inthe service of the Lewis Publishing Company, of St. Louis, Mo.,and is operated between the companys plant, near the Worlds

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PRIVATE ELECTRIC MATE CAR BUILT FOR AN ENTERPRISING PUBLISHER, AND NOW RUNNING AT ST. LOUIS is the fact that they are furnished with bearings that outlast the Fair grounds, and the St. Louis post office. Two trips a day arewheel, and which require no oil, thereby saving the time and ex- necessary to carry to the city the printed copies of the Womanspense of oiling and of renewing bushings. Magazine and the Womans Farm Journal. The mail sacks arc 672 loaded into the car from wagons. The car is run down .town overthe St. Louis Transit Companys tracks to a portion of unusedtrack near the post office. Wagons convey the mail to the office. The car was built by the St. Louis Car Company and measuresover all 44 ft. Its width is 8 ft. It is equipped with the buildersarc headlight and vertical wheel brakes. - ♦♦♦ THE REFLEX WATER GAGE The reflex water gage, which is so widely used for boilers, auto-mobiles, tanks, separators, etc., is made in a variety of forms byWin. T. Bonner & Com

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