. Electric railway journal . e posts are of 3^4-in. x 5^-in. section. Thelocomotive underframe is composed of four 5^-in. x7^2-in. longitudinal sills, with cross bracing, and a run-ning board carried by an angle iron 5% in. wide extendsalong each side from end to end. (Irab handles are pro-vided all around the locomotive, which is equipped withfour Westinghouse No. 93-A 60-hp motors, 33-in. wheels,K-14 control ers, standard trucks and incandescentheadlights. Both straight and automatic air-brake equip-ments are provided. A sand box surrounded by four electric heaters is l
. Electric railway journal . e posts are of 3^4-in. x 5^-in. section. Thelocomotive underframe is composed of four 5^-in. x7^2-in. longitudinal sills, with cross bracing, and a run-ning board carried by an angle iron 5% in. wide extendsalong each side from end to end. (Irab handles are pro-vided all around the locomotive, which is equipped withfour Westinghouse No. 93-A 60-hp motors, 33-in. wheels,K-14 control ers, standard trucks and incandescentheadlights. Both straight and automatic air-brake equip-ments are provided. A sand box surrounded by four electric heaters is located in the cab and air sandersare used. The cab lighting is effected by a circuit of 16-cpincandescent lamps, including the headlight wiring andlamps. These 1 comotives were built several years agoand future equipments will weigh at least 40 tons per unit. The usual type of express car is 40 ft. over all witha 32-ft. body carried on double trucks with 33-in. wheelsand four 40-hp motors, the gear ratio being 19 to 67. Gen-. Providence Express and Freight—Plan of Dyer StreetFreight House eral Electric K-6 controllers and straight-air brake equip-ment are used. The roof is of the arched type and centralloading doors 4 ft. 6 in. wide are provided, the width ofthe car over the sheathing being 8 ft. 2 in. and the heightfrom the under side of the sill to the top of the roof 8 in. Wooden underframing is used and the speed of thecar on a level is 25 FREIGHT ROUTES AND RATES In general the company provides express service atfreight rates, and the growth of its business has beengreatly influenced by the promptness of the many parts of the territory morning and after-noon express car trips are run to and from the city, andin some cases the cars are run through from Providencewithout leal stops. The lines are operated under theInterstate Commerce Commissions tariff classification. Thewaybilling and routing are handled along the usual steamrailroad lines,
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