. The Street railway journal . FIG. 17. TESTING ARMATURE FOR OPEN AND SHORT CIRCUITS FIG. 19.—BURNING INSULATION LOOSE FROM ARMATURE COILS of the company. The air-brake equipment, as described in theissue of April 22, was changed from straight air brake to theWestinghouse automatic brake with graduated release. Themotor cars were rewired and equipped with the Westinghousemultiple-unit system of control, and the trail coaches were also with a shop of this size and without men interfering with eachother, required excellent organization. The overhauling of thetrail coaches was done in a smaller s
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 17. TESTING ARMATURE FOR OPEN AND SHORT CIRCUITS FIG. 19.—BURNING INSULATION LOOSE FROM ARMATURE COILS of the company. The air-brake equipment, as described in theissue of April 22, was changed from straight air brake to theWestinghouse automatic brake with graduated release. Themotor cars were rewired and equipped with the Westinghousemultiple-unit system of control, and the trail coaches were also with a shop of this size and without men interfering with eachother, required excellent organization. The overhauling of thetrail coaches was done in a smaller shop located at the terminalof the Garfield Park line at Fifty-Second Avenue. At this shopeighteen trail coaches were turned out per week. Overhaul- July i, 1905.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 9 ing was done at this rate during the progress of the work withthe addition of about fifty men to the regular repair and in-spection force. For the information contained in this and in the previous. FIG. 18.—SWITCHBOARD OF COIL-TESTIXG APPARATUS article describing the changes in this companys equipment, andfor many courtesies extended, acknowledgement is due to Brinckerhoff, general manager, and E. T. Munger, mastermechanic. THE COLLECTION OF FARES IN THE CITY OF MEXICO The system of collecting fares in the city of Mexico differsradically from that employed in this country, as a slip is handedby the conductor to each passenger as a fare receipt. This re-ceipt shows the date, amount of fare and direction of trip,bears a serial number, and must be retained by the passengeruntil the end of his ride as proof that he has paid his fare. The company has seventeen different rates of fare, varyingfrom 3 cents to 30 cents (Mexican), and being divided betweenfirst and second class. On the city lines there are no second-class cars or fares, the city rate being 6 cents, which at thepresent rate of exchange amounts to a little less than 3 centsgold. The colors of the paper upon which th
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