The Street railway journal (1886) (14762286305)

Identifier: streetrailwa318861887newy (find matches)
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
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries



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rkto begin in 2 or 3 months and road to be opened bySept. 11 WINSTON, N. C—Winston Elec. Light & MotorPower Co. will build a line. 7 WOODLAND. CAL.—J. D. Lawson and W. M.Cowaid have reed f ^nchlse, and will build at ODCP 11 O. i. Cheney wants franchise lor elec. ry. 1 m. 11ad 6 dland WOOSTER, O.—Elec. ry. 9 . WORCESTER, MASS.—Lake Qulnslgamondroad, 4 m, to be changed from steam to electricity. D w Y^NDOTTE, KAN.—Inter-State ConsolidatedRapid Transit Ry. Co. 5.6 m, 4-8% K, 33, SO and 62lb c-b and T r, 24 c, motors. Cable, 2% m, being built.Pres. David M. Edgerton, Sec. D. D. Hoag, Treas.A. A. Calef, New York, Pur. Agt. D. E. Tyler, Supt.Tko=>. E. Lewis. . , .„ YANKTON, DAK.—Co. lncorpd, but will notbuild this year. 10 CAMBRIA Street Rails Address, CAMBRIA IRON CO., 218 SO. FOURTH ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. STEEL BpYlnjS OF ALL KINDS ATBOTTOM RATES. Send for estimates. Street Railway Journal, 113 Liberty St., N. Y THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 1085 2\z£os3ie:c Car Brake.
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A—Car Frame. B—Car Wheels, c—Journals. D—Axles. E—Brake Frame. F—Adjustable bolls. «—Toggle Joints. H—Brake Shoes.Shoes. J—Brake Wheel or Friction Disk. K—Draw Bars. L.—Brake Lever. M—Pulling Rods. N—Standards. O—Spring. I—Wooden Facing of The Brake, working on the third wheel, placed at such a height from the surface of the road, renlers It impossible to clog with snow or Ice in winter weather-removing the iron shoes from the wheels and saving the expense of new shoes; also the wearing of flat places on the wheels. The Shoes placed on ihe Messier Brake are guaranteed for o e jear. v\e will place one Brake on any Horse Railroad in the United States for cost of manufacturing. Remember the Messier Brake can be made duplicate, so that it can be applied to one or both trucks from either end of the car, without placing any addi-tional weight on the car. After a thorough test of fourteen weeks on the State street road in Albany (this road havlDg a grade of 10