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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.
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peration being obtained from a500-volt Crocker-Wheeler motor. The rear of the shop is fittedup as toilet and locker rooms. A view of the car house interior is shown. A wooden jibcrane at the side facilitates the removal of motors and otherheavy parts from the pits. Armatures are handled by means ofa small lifting jack, supported on a square base and rollers.On top of the jack an oblong head has been fitted with twolong rolls for supporting the armature, but which allow it tobe turned over for inspection. The rear of the car house hasbeen fitted up as a paint shop. ROLLING STOCK The company has five closed and four open cars, all singletruck. Two new closed car bodies, built by the G. C. Kuhl-man Car Company, have been in use during the past season.They are mounted on Peckham trucks, and are equipped withtwo Westinghouse No. 3 motors. The length over bumpers is30 ft., over car body 20 ft., and the height from underside of sillto top of monitor roof 8 ft. 9 ins. The width is 8 ft. i in.
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i<ErAiR SHUP AT HELENA The cars are double cii<led and have round-front vestibuleswith three drop-sash hut no side doors. The platforms aredropped below the car floor level, and are reached by singleStanwood steps. The doors are of the twin automatic type;the window sash drop down between the side panels, and theopening is kept closed at all times by a hinged casing. The caris lighted by three incandescent lamps supported by curvedbrackets on each side of the transoms, and one on the ceilingat each end, and is heated by six electric heaters, made by theConsolidated Car Heating Company. Crouse-Hinds headlightsare used. The inside trim is of cherry with birds-eye maple tripleveneer ceiling. Ash strips are used on the floors for the aisletread. Longitudinal rattan seats are used. At the windowsare Crown curtains on Hartshorn rollers, with fixtures made bythe Curtain Supply Company. OVERHEAD AND TRACK WORKThe Ohio Brass Companys material is used on all the over-head work. The road i

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