The Street railway journal (1905) (14761666305)

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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.

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

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a., 25; Butte, Mont., 150; Toliet, 111., 185; Cin-cinnati, Ohio, too; Cleveland, Ohio, 2984; New Haven, Conn.,503; Fitchburg, Mass., 50; Holyoke, Mass., 1015; Buffalo,N. Y., 50; Los Angeles, Cal., 100: New York City, 650;Bayonne, N. J., 200; Camden. N. J., 100; Rochester, N. Y.,200; Springfield, Mass., 580; Utica, N. Y., 610; San Francisco,Cal., 1000; Salt Lake City, Utah, 600; Sao Paulo, Brazil, 250;Manila, P. I., 500; Worcester, Mass., 25. WESTINGH0USE AUTOMATIC BRAKE FOR SURFACE CARS It is understood that the Westinghouse Traction Brake Com-pany will exhibit at the Philadelphia convention an automaticair brake suitable for electric cars. An extended description of(his brake will appear in an early issue of tins paper. 462 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XXVI. No. 13. HEATER COIL FOR NEW TRUSS-PLANK HEATER The accompanying- cut illustrates a heater coil wound on anelliptical spindle for the Consolidated Car Heating Company.snew truss-plank heater. The cut is two-third actual size, ana

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TRUSS PLANK HEATER shows how it is possible to use i mile of wire on the coilh oftwelve of these heaters. On account of this large radiatingsurface, the wire is only heated to a moderate degree. Fromthe cut it will be seen that the coils are perfectly insulated andsupported continuously, which absolutely prevents vibration. ♦ DUPLEX DOUBLE-DOOR FIXTURE This fixture is intended for simultaneously operating twodoors, and more particularly for use on street cars that areequipped with twin doors, although it may be used in connec-tion with elevator gates or for other purposes where it is de-sirable to have two doors operate reciprocally. The accom-panying illustration gives a fair idea of the principal featuresof the mechanism and method of operation. Channels are ingeniously arranged in such a manner as toform guideways for cold-rolled machine-cutracks. One of these racks is attached to theleft-hand hanger at the bottom and the otherto the right-hand banger at the top. A gearwheel is i

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