. Electric railway review . s stationed in an inclosure near the center of the car. The second object is gained by the passage of each personthrough a registering turnstile, controlled by the conductor,who. after the collection of each fare, pushes a spring boltwhich releases the turnstile and allows it to make a quarterturn while the passenger enters the car, his fare being thusregistered. The third feature is the central exit, directly alongsidethe conductors box. The departure of passengers thus pro-ceeds simultaneously with the entrance of other passengers. The accompanying sketch shows a
. Electric railway review . s stationed in an inclosure near the center of the car. The second object is gained by the passage of each personthrough a registering turnstile, controlled by the conductor,who. after the collection of each fare, pushes a spring boltwhich releases the turnstile and allows it to make a quarterturn while the passenger enters the car, his fare being thusregistered. The third feature is the central exit, directly alongsidethe conductors box. The departure of passengers thus pro-ceeds simultaneously with the entrance of other passengers. The accompanying sketch shows a device used in theshops of the Consolidated Railways Light & Power Company,Wilmington, N. C, which does away with the former methodof tagging, taping and untaping the four motor connectionswhenever a car has to be jacked up for truck removal. Thetroubles from grounded wires due to wear on the truck frame,motor casing and cuts from the side bearings are also doneaway with. The motor cable is neatly taped up to a junction. Morocfe* Cot>/$ Method of Making Motor Connections. box, where the wires spread out to receive their respectivebolts or binding posts. The car cable wires are then led inon the other side of the motors, which makes it practicallyimpossible to have any trouble from that source. The box is made of oak and the bolts are insulated with%-inch fiber, top and bottom. The lugs are simply pressed
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