. Railroad digest . such streets, crossings, ave-nues, or stations. A fm-ther purpose of the invention isto accomplish the above results bymeans of mechanism attached to any carand which will be durable, economic, andcomparatively simple in construction. The invention consists in a station in-dicator, the combination, with a displaymechanism, a slide adapted to operatethe said mechanism, the said mechanismcomprising angle levers, signs carriedthereby, and actuating arms adapted forengagement with the slide, a frame, end-less belts having guided movement onsaid frame, bars connecting the saidbe
. Railroad digest . such streets, crossings, ave-nues, or stations. A fm-ther purpose of the invention isto accomplish the above results bymeans of mechanism attached to any carand which will be durable, economic, andcomparatively simple in construction. The invention consists in a station in-dicator, the combination, with a displaymechanism, a slide adapted to operatethe said mechanism, the said mechanismcomprising angle levers, signs carriedthereby, and actuating arms adapted forengagement with the slide, a frame, end-less belts having guided movement onsaid frame, bars connecting the saidbelts, and pins arranged in differentplanes on the said bars and adapted forengagement with different actuatingarms, of a drive-shaft for the said beltsmounted in the said frame, ratchetwheels located at one end of the saidshaft, having their teeth inclined in op-posite directions, opposing and connecteddogs adapted one for engagement witheach of the said ratchet wheels, a shift-ing device for the dogs, whereby either. g=?nsg=sf^:❌^^.a^ one may be brought in position to en-gage a ratchet wheel, and a support forthe guide and for the dogs, which sup-port is attached to said slide, opposingand connected detents pivoted on theframe, adapted one for engagement witheach of the said ratchet wheels, and ashifting device for the said detents,whereby either one or the other maybe brought into a path for engagementwith a ratchet wheel, the adjustment ofthe detents corresponding to the adjust-ment of the said dogs. Sleeping-Car No. 082, \VEYR BEALL, of New York, N. Y. The invention consists in improve-ments in sleeping cars whereby the dis-comforts of night travel can be reducedto a minimum without diminishing thestandard passenger carrying capacity ofthe car. By employing the improve- Vol. XL, No. II RAILROAD DIGEST 437
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