Electric railway journal (1921) (14574747460)

Identifier: electricrailway581921newy (find matches)
Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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en recognized by the operators of rail-borne vehicles. Transportation Advantages From a transportation standpoint the motor bus andtrolley bus appear to have distinct characteristics notpossible of the rail-borne vehicle. The motor bus hastwo that make it the most mobile unit. One of theseis its ability to be shifted at the will of the operatorfrom one street to another as traffic conditions change; practice which is of great value to those that mustpatronize public service conveyances. This method ofloading and unloading eliminates a class of accidentsprevalent with rail-borne vehicles that has made itnecessary to promulgate police restrictions which oftenimpede instead of facilitate other forms of vehicularstreet traffic. It is not considered at all necessary for a railway tobuild up an entirely separate operating and mainte-nance organization if it decides to operate buses. To-day the majority of companies maintain a well-equippedgarage under the jurisdiction of the master mechanic
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Fig. 1—The Ultimate Truck, Type AJL. Designed and built byVreeland Motor Company, Inc., Newark, N. J. Seating capacitytwenty-two. Uses Buda motor with Sheldon worm drive. Fig. 2—Motor bus developed by International Motor Company,New York, using Brill wood body on standard AB chassis, withlonger springs and wheelbase. Special rubber spring blocks inspring suspension housings give easy riding with solid tires.Seating capacity twenty-five. Fig. 3—Standard type of transit body built by Paterson VehicleCompany, Paterson, N. J., mounted on Reo chassis, for use byDanbury & Bethel Street Railway. Fig. 4—White Motor Bus, used by Gloucester Auto Bus Com-pany, Gloucester, Mass. Two-ton capacity chassis, mountingwood body, seating twenty-seven passengers. Fig. 5—The Imperial Omnibus. Designed and built by theTrackless Transportation Company, New York. A low centerof gravity type omnibus. Buda motor and Clark type rear wheelinternal drive. Kuhlman truss side all steel body. Seating c