. Electric railway journal . MANNER OF CARRYING AND USING TANK OUTFIT fit. The tank holds fuel to provide light for twentyhours, from which it is evident that its weight, now103/4 lb. including the strap, could be somewhat reducedby providing a size to hold only one nights supply. Thelamp alone weighs 7% lb. Its rays will show a crackedor crumbled insulator at 50 ft. The cost of chargingthe twenty-hour tank is only 50 cents to 60 cents, asagainst twice that sum for five dry cells. The neighboring New York State Railways—Roch-ester Lines—have, for the last three years, been usinga battery outfi
. Electric railway journal . MANNER OF CARRYING AND USING TANK OUTFIT fit. The tank holds fuel to provide light for twentyhours, from which it is evident that its weight, now103/4 lb. including the strap, could be somewhat reducedby providing a size to hold only one nights supply. Thelamp alone weighs 7% lb. Its rays will show a crackedor crumbled insulator at 50 ft. The cost of chargingthe twenty-hour tank is only 50 cents to 60 cents, asagainst twice that sum for five dry cells. The neighboring New York State Railways—Roch-ester Lines—have, for the last three years, been usinga battery outfit with tungsten lamp and high-power par-abolic reflector, all mounted in an aluminum case and. LINEMANS SEARCHLIGHT OUTFIT ASSEMBLED BY THEBUFFALO, LOCKPORT & ROCHESTER RAILWAY weighing 21 ■> lb. The cell capacity is good for ten hours,and the illumination is ample for inspecting cross-armfittings on poles 40 ft. to 45 ft. high. The trade nameof this outfit is Niagara Flashlight and it is made bythe Niagara Searchlight Company, Niagara Falls, N. is listed at $10, but is usually sold at about one-thirdless. It has the distinct advantage of being readily car-ried as a part of the equipment in a linemans belt. Fire-Fighting Car at Duluth George D. McCarthy, assistant secretary CommercialClub, Duluth, Minn., presents in the February issue ofThe American City the following data on a fire-fightingtrolley car used at Park Point, a suburb of Duluth. An unusual condition was responsible for the equip-ment, but the same idea may be found applicable toother isolated suburbs where poor roads or other bar-riers prevent ready response by horse or motor equip-ment. The harbor of
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