. Electric railway journal . TRENTON THREE-SECTION TOWERTRUCK FOR GENERAL MAIN-TENANCE WORK. DOUBLE-DRUM POWER WINCH DRIVEN FROM TRANSMISSION BY SPROCKET AND CHAIN; LOADING A HEAVY REEL OF CABLE WITH SINGLE-DRUM POWER WINCH July 22. 1916] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 153 wound up on a single drum by one man. The rein-forcing material on the tower consists of 2% in. x2Y2 in. x in. angle iron. The height from theground to the platform with platform raised is 19 in. and with platform lowered 10 ft. 7 in. Thespeed of the truck is 15 when equipped withsolid tires and 30 to 35 when e
. Electric railway journal . TRENTON THREE-SECTION TOWERTRUCK FOR GENERAL MAIN-TENANCE WORK. DOUBLE-DRUM POWER WINCH DRIVEN FROM TRANSMISSION BY SPROCKET AND CHAIN; LOADING A HEAVY REEL OF CABLE WITH SINGLE-DRUM POWER WINCH July 22. 1916] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 153 wound up on a single drum by one man. The rein-forcing material on the tower consists of 2% in. x2Y2 in. x in. angle iron. The height from theground to the platform with platform raised is 19 in. and with platform lowered 10 ft. 7 in. Thespeed of the truck is 15 when equipped withsolid tires and 30 to 35 when equipped with pneu-matic tires. Many trucks of this type are in use ongeneral maintenance work, and owing to their lightnessare especially valuable in cases of emergency where theyare able to save considerable time in reaching the loca-tion of the trouble as compared with the heavier types. Convenient Brake-Beam Holder Usedby Kansas City Railways The work of repairing or dismantling a brake beamin the shops of the Kansas City (Mo.) Railways for-merly required one or two men to hold the be
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