. Electric railway journal . tinctive colors sothat a different color can be used for each day of theweek. By occasionally changing the colors used for dif-ferent days it is claimed that absolute protection againstfraudulent use of the checks can be obtained. GASOLINE MOTOR CAR FOR THE PENNSYLVANIARAILROAD The Pennsylvania Railroad recently purchased fromFairbanks, Morse & Company, Chicago, 111., the gasolinemotor car illustrated, for service on its Smyrna branch,between Clayton and Smyrna, Del. This car moved toits destination under its own power from the factory inThree Rivers, Mich., starti
. Electric railway journal . tinctive colors sothat a different color can be used for each day of theweek. By occasionally changing the colors used for dif-ferent days it is claimed that absolute protection againstfraudulent use of the checks can be obtained. GASOLINE MOTOR CAR FOR THE PENNSYLVANIARAILROAD The Pennsylvania Railroad recently purchased fromFairbanks, Morse & Company, Chicago, 111., the gasolinemotor car illustrated, for service on its Smyrna branch,between Clayton and Smyrna, Del. This car moved toits destination under its own power from the factory inThree Rivers, Mich., starting on Oct. 7 and reaching Wil-mington, Del., on Oct. 10. The total distance was 780miles, the actual running time 28 hours, and the averagespeed The car is of the straight gasoline type,equipped with a four-cylinder, water-cooled engine ratedat 60 hp at 600 The double ignition system is used,one set of spark plugs being connected with a magneto andthe other with a storage battery. The engine is hung on. Gasoline Motor Car for Pennsylvania Railroad the truck frame, entirely independent of the car body. Asthe latter rests on elliptical springs on the trucks, (hevibration of the engine is not communicated to the transmission is of the gear type, with three speeds incither direction. The control includes one small hand wheelto govern all the speed changes, and is so arranged that theclutch is automatically thrown out as the change is madefrom one speed to another. The drive is by roller chains 912 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIV. No. 16. connected to the axle. The body of the car is divided intotwo compartments. The forward compartment containsthe power equipment and is arranged also for handlinglight baggage and express; the rest of the car containsreversible seats for about 30 passengers. A special featureof the Pennsylvania car is the additional rear control, topermit the motorman to operate from either end. Theair brakes installed apply brake s
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