. American engineer and railroad journal . t=? P *$ jJ^-^4. -+-£*■ 2/-—11 r-z{- I -IZ-IO ■3 1 ^w^rjii^^ir ,__^ —— __. _j__ — r«,,.r - r.,-~--J-------r;; II -^iI^^-jFtF u -. ,-^m^ 1J S£ V - 1 J ELECTRIC CAR FOR HUMP YARD—LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAIL.* AY. the standard at any angle with the base and dropping the for- large enough for two cars, although at the present time it is ward pin into one of the holes along the circumference, any furnishing power for only one. desired adjustment may be obtained. The car is of simple and light construction. The end sills are ELECTRIC CAR FOR HUMPYAR

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. American engineer and railroad journal . t=? P *$ jJ^-^4. -+-£*■ 2/-—11 r-z{- I -IZ-IO ■3 1 ^w^rjii^^ir ,__^ —— __. _j__ — r«,,.r - r.,-~--J-------r;; II -^iI^^-jFtF u -. ,-^m^ 1J S£ V - 1 J ELECTRIC CAR FOR HUMP YARD—LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAIL.* AY. the standard at any angle with the base and dropping the for- large enough for two cars, although at the present time it is ward pin into one of the holes along the circumference, any furnishing power for only one. desired adjustment may be obtained. The car is of simple and light construction. The end sills are ELECTRIC CAR FOR HUMPYARDS. In connection with the operationof large hump or gravity yards it isnecessary to provide some means forquickly transporting the switchmenfrom the place where they leave thecars back to the hump. A light elec-tric car has been constructed at theCollinwood shops of the Lake Supe-rior & Michigan Southern Railwayfor use in the yards at that distance from the end of theyard to the hump, 1,750 ft., is tra-

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