. Electric railway journal . e work bench isequipped with a vise, a carborundum grinder, a set ofdies and other needed tools. A supply of ears, hangers,insulators, bolts and other small material is kept in thebins. These bins are replenished from the storeroomonce a week. In the conversion of this pulling car intoa line car the construction of the toolhouse was soplanned that the motorman could have a clear view fromthe central operating cab. The windows were placed onall sides, so that not only was plenty of light admitted tothe work bench and bins, but the motormans view wasunobstructed by t
. Electric railway journal . e work bench isequipped with a vise, a carborundum grinder, a set ofdies and other needed tools. A supply of ears, hangers,insulators, bolts and other small material is kept in thebins. These bins are replenished from the storeroomonce a week. In the conversion of this pulling car intoa line car the construction of the toolhouse was soplanned that the motorman could have a clear view fromthe central operating cab. The windows were placed onall sides, so that not only was plenty of light admitted tothe work bench and bins, but the motormans view wasunobstructed by the toolhouse construction. On the opposite end of the car from the toolhouse atower was built for the overhead work. This tower wasmade narrow so that the motorman could see ahead oneither side of it without difficulty. To further insureunobstructed view, doors were placed in the tower house,and these doors, being hooked open when the car isoperated, allow the motorman to see through the toweras well as along the side of FLAT PULLING CAR CONVERTED INTO LINE CAR August 25, 1917] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 321 The tower is 4 ft. 4 in. wide, 5 ft. 10 in. long and thetower house that incloses it is 8 ft. 6 in. high. Theframe of the tower house is constructed of four % 3-in. x 3-in. angle irons, strutted with Vs-in. x 2-in. angles. The tower itself is constructed of 3-in. oak standards and is raised and lowered insidethe frame of the stationary tower house. Across thetop of the frame of the tower are two l^-in. steelshafts, on each of which are hung two steel pulleys forhoisting cables. The hoisting cables are attached toeach bottom corner of the tower, and are wound upona steel drum made from an old car axle. The tower israised and lowered by a 550-volt, 4-hp. air compressormotor through double-reduction gearing giving a ratioof 25 to 1. Folding lateral extensions to the platformare placed on 4-in. x 4-in. oak bracket pieces with 21 21/4-in. x 5/16 in.
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