The Street railway journal (1903) (14761415602)

Identifier: streetrailwayjo211903newy (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.
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t made for hauling baggage. Up to the presenttime the company has not catered to this class of trade, butnow it is prepared to furnish a complete system of interurbanservice. It has added to its equipment, which was fully de-scribed in the Street Railway Journal of March 21, severalbaggage cars of the type shown in the accompanying cut.These coaches, which were built by the G. C. Kuhlnian CarCompany, are 53 ft. over all, and comprise one continuous which protects it from rusting. The ends of the boat arc fittedwith air chambers so that the boat will float if overturned.The chief claims for the construction arc that it is more dur-able, handsome and safe than wooden boats. These boats arebuilt by W. H. Mullins, of Salem, Ohio. NEW FORM FOR MOREHEAD TRAP Several changes have l)een made in the form and constructionof the Morehead trap, illustrated herewith. A cast-iron basehas been substituted for the wooden platform previously used.The drum or tank is now counter balanced by a lever and
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BAGGAGE CAR IOR COLUMBUS, DELAWARE & MARION RAILWAY room, as there are no divisions for motorman in the interior.The exterior of the coach is made to resemble a passengercoach as nearly as possible. The bottom construction is of theheaviest type, having two intermediate sills constructed of 6-in.Tbeams, extending from buffer to buffer, each sill being rein-forced with heavy T-iron. The buffers are continuous and arefaced with regular V-sheeting, placed vertically. The inside ofthe car is sheeted with yellow pine beaded ceiling, % in. thick,placed horizontally and neatly painted. There are four under-trusses under each car, and four windows on each side of carbody, arranged to drop. They are covered on the inside withiron rods made in frames. The cars are mounted on PeckhamM. C. B. trucks, with four Westinghouse 75-hp motors. GeneralElectric double-end type M controllers, double-end Christen-sen air brakes, and No. 3 Van Dorn draw-bar. These cars arepainted Pullman color and are le