. The street railway review . nt standardsare strutte<l back by angle-irons to the foot of each adjacentstandard. Fig. i also shows the manner of attaching thelateral guide rails and the braces that stretch across from oneleg of the standard to the other. Figs. 4 and 5 are enlargedviews of the carrying rail, which is of ordinary section, and82 lbs. to the yard. Fig. 5 shows the attachment betweenthe rail and the head of the standard. Fig. 3 is a view of the lower part of a standard : It willbe seen that an angle-iron extends across the standard andis riveted to it; angle-irons, forming V)ea
. The street railway review . nt standardsare strutte<l back by angle-irons to the foot of each adjacentstandard. Fig. i also shows the manner of attaching thelateral guide rails and the braces that stretch across from oneleg of the standard to the other. Figs. 4 and 5 are enlargedviews of the carrying rail, which is of ordinary section, and82 lbs. to the yard. Fig. 5 shows the attachment betweenthe rail and the head of the standard. Fig. 3 is a view of the lower part of a standard : It willbe seen that an angle-iron extends across the standard andis riveted to it; angle-irons, forming V)earings for the foot ofthe guide rails, are also attached to the standards. The railsarc bolte<l to the cross bar of the standard. The conductoris attached to the sleepers, as shown in Figs i and 6. It is supported on insulators secured to the sleeper by stud bolts,the conductor rail being held by two screws provided withspring washers. Copper strips form the connectionsbetween the conductor lengths. The cross ties arc PIG. 7—CAR FOR BEHR RAILWAY. meters long on the straight track and meters on thecurves. Fig. 7 is an exterior view of the car which Mr. Behrexpects to propel at 100 miles per hour. It is 5S ft. longand n ft. wide, framed entirely of steel. The bottom edgeis 7 in. clear of the sleepers; the floor level is 5 ft., thebearing rail being 4 ft. 1 ^ in. above the sleepers. Fig. 8shows the arrangement of the seats and disposition of Ihemotors and guiilc wheels. The car seats 100 persons. The car is supported by ciglit wheels, 4 ft. 6 in. in di:i-
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