Electric railway review (1906) (14574653309)

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Title: Electric railway review
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: American Street and Interurban Railway Association
Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Wilson Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation



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ar Operation in St. Joseph, Mo.— Two Motor Cars Coupled for Multiple Operation. the year the traffic during the morning and evening rush hoursbetween St. Joseph and South St. Joseph, where the stockyards are situated, is unusually heavy. With the growth of the popularity of these amusementparks and the increase in other traffic it became necessaryto increase the facilities. Until the season of 1907 this wasdone by the use of dead trailers drawn by motor cars. Threeand four trailers were frequently used in a train. To make hours time. Both bodies are fitted with the Genera! Electricemergency and straight air brake equipment the two pipelines running the full length of the car and being attachedto coupler hose entering at the dash. The bodies are equippedwith seven main power buses. The main motor circuits aretapped at the reverser and are brought into a 7-conductorcable which terminates at a 7-point coupler box located at thedash of the car. These coupler boxes enable a connection of
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Multiple Car Operation in St. Joseph, Mo.— Motor Car Coupled to Live Trailer reasonable schedules under these conditions required the useof heavier motors than there was need for during the hourswhen the use of trailers was not necessary. To overcomethis necessity for hauling about, wearing out and supply-ing current to heavy motors during the hours of light traffic.the company equipped a number of light trailer cars withsecond-hand G.E.-800 motors, equipped for multiple controltrain operation in connection with ordinary mot or cars. Trailcars thus equipped are called live trailers. These livetrailers are not provided with trolley poles, but take theirpower from the motor car ahead. In the spring of 1907 the company purchased ten 12-bench the new cars with live trailers equipped with motors, asalready mentioned. In addition to the 7-point coupler a 9-point coupler boxis also provided on the dash, which makes it possible to con- nect together two of the new motor cars for regular mul