. The Street railway journal . he way of it. If a ridge of snowbe formed 2 ft. or 3 ft. from the rail,vehicles are quite sure to occupy thetracks. Underneath each end of theplow are two heavy wrought-iron dig-gers, which can be made to bear on the rails by the operationof a lever inside of the plow. A dog attached to the leverengages in a quadrant, permitting the diggers to be held at anydesired angle and allowing any desired pressure of same uponthe rails. It also permits of their being raised quickly whenapproaching a crossing or when backing up the plow. There are four sand-boxes, two at ea
. The Street railway journal . he way of it. If a ridge of snowbe formed 2 ft. or 3 ft. from the rail,vehicles are quite sure to occupy thetracks. Underneath each end of theplow are two heavy wrought-iron dig-gers, which can be made to bear on the rails by the operationof a lever inside of the plow. A dog attached to the leverengages in a quadrant, permitting the diggers to be held at anydesired angle and allowing any desired pressure of same uponthe rails. It also permits of their being raised quickly whenapproaching a crossing or when backing up the plow. There are four sand-boxes, two at each end of each sand-box is operated independently, and the levers con-trolling them are within easy reach of the motorman. E. F. Peck, General Manager. HANDLING SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST Duluth, Minn., Feb. 10, Street Railway Journal: In your editorial on the snow problem in the Street Rail-way Journal of Jan. 23, you ask for the experience of streetrailway companies in handling snow. The Duluth Street Rail-. SNOW plow built in duluth railway shops way Company has almost 75 miles of track in Duluth andSuperior, 50 per cent of which runs through unsettled or thinlysettled districts. Part of this track is from 300 ft. to 700 the lake level, and with the heavy snow-fall, low tem-perature (38 degs. below zero Jan. 25 this winter) and highwinds, we would be expected to have trouble with snow, butin the last seven winters we have had very little trouble with have on the different lines 8 miles of snow fences. All ofour ninety-six cars are equipped with track scrapers. Part ofthese scrapers are heavy, all are well designed, and they do
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