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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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nyand contained $10 in dimes and nickels. (•;(»8 PECKHAMS RADIAL GEARED, CANTI-LEVER, EXTENSION TRUCK, 5 A. THE above heading is indicati\e not only of a new-style of truck, but of the man\- years of experi-ence of Edgar Peckham in trying to arrive at anideal, so far as careful plans, strong material and goodworkmanship will attain this end. The result is theradial geared, cantilever, extension truck, No. 5 A,whicli the inventor claims satisfies all the above condi-tions. THE LIFE-GIVING TROLLEY. IN respect to the New York trolley war the followingopinions on the trolley are of value: M. W. Rus-sell, secretary of the Telegraphers Union, voices thesentiment of his constituency and of the Trades Council ofNew York, in a lengthy disquisition on the want of rapidtransit in New York, and of the crying need for the trol-ley or any other immediate relief that may present itself.The Tailors Union declares that on account of wantof rapid transit 98 per cent of this class li\-e in tenements.
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The new truck has a number of features which differradically from the non-oscillating truck formerl) so popu-lar. The cantilever principle of supporting the ends ofthe frame is still retained but the shape of the sidebars is altered. In place of the bolts the parts are tirmlyfastened by rivets which are upset while hot, thus abso-lutelv preventing dropping of bolts. The radial motorhanger principle is retained, but eliptical springs havebeen substituted for the spirial springs employed overthe main bolster, while a graduated double spring isemployed at the end to prevent tetering. The Builders Trade are compelled to shelter 60 percent in unhealthy lodgings on this account, and Mr. Ru.s-sell says that one-half of his trade are in the same predic-ament. The onh sahation for the poor of New York fromdeadly diseases and foul streets is the later methods ofmechanical traction, and to this only must the people lookfor better homes, cleaner streets and more healthfulsurroundings. The labor l

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