. The street railway review . SIDE VIEW WEBBs COMPRESSED AIR MOTOR. occurs under a heavy engine at high speed. Trialorders have also been placed by each of the three cableroads in Chicago. The general office and manufactory isin Indianapolis, F Conduit for Railway Wires. TiiK many recent patentstaken out for conduits for trol-ley wires, one is that of John , of Pittsburg. A bracketat one side suspends the wire,which is protected by a depend-ing flange of the slot rail, thetrolley wheel contact is madeb}- placing the wheel at the topof a hook which passes underthe flange. It is cl
. The street railway review . SIDE VIEW WEBBs COMPRESSED AIR MOTOR. occurs under a heavy engine at high speed. Trialorders have also been placed by each of the three cableroads in Chicago. The general office and manufactory isin Indianapolis, F Conduit for Railway Wires. TiiK many recent patentstaken out for conduits for trol-ley wires, one is that of John , of Pittsburg. A bracketat one side suspends the wire,which is protected by a depend-ing flange of the slot rail, thetrolley wheel contact is madeb}- placing the wheel at the topof a hook which passes underthe flange. It is claimed for this device that it is pro-tected from all moisture from above, and is hung so highthat water would not reach it from below. through check-valves. The direction of the car is decidedby a forward or backward motion of one lever, while thespeed at which the motor works is controlled b}- motor, placed in the center of the car is of thedouble c}-linder type, and is connected to the axles bychain belts and sprocket wheels. The arrangement ofthe valves is such that the air may be cut off at anydesired point of the stroke and expanded to atmosphericpressure before making the exhaust, which is air in passing from
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