The Street railway journal (1894) (14758494715)

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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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tances, being destructible by weather, ex-posure and friction with the roadbed, etc., are objectionable.We should have, therefore, a projecting platform fender con-structed entirely of iron or steel. This should be automaticand have a backward, down yielding movement to the road-bed, which action in contact with a person would lessen theimpact and cause the one struck to fall into the fender, insteadof throwing him forward, as with a rigid device. A projecting platform fender should be constructed so asto fold up over the drawbar and bumper, and not interferewith the radiating action of the drawbar when coupled to an-other car, and in going around curves the fender should beentirely automatic and independent of the motorman, whohas sufficient duties to perform without the additional oneof caring for a fender; besides, accidents are not anticipatedsoon enough for any motorman to operate a fender and stopthe car simultaneously. As either of these described safety appliances is adaptable

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THE WORKS OF THE C. C. ELECTRIC CO.

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