. The street railway review . assorted lot of commutators, a^jcnibled and complete; also a re-wound railway armature and re-filled commutators, and a lot offield and armature coils. The two companies are represented byMessrs. W. H. Elliott and W. A. Dutton. This is one of the largest exhibits in the Convention Hall, con-sisting of eight standard trucks. Seven are pivotal, and one a non-pivotal four-wheel truck No. 7-D. Among the double trucks isexhibited the maximum traction truck, equipped with the Pricehydraulic friction brake as constructed (or the New South Walesgovernment tramways; and a
. The street railway review . assorted lot of commutators, a^jcnibled and complete; also a re-wound railway armature and re-filled commutators, and a lot offield and armature coils. The two companies are represented byMessrs. W. H. Elliott and W. A. Dutton. This is one of the largest exhibits in the Convention Hall, con-sisting of eight standard trucks. Seven are pivotal, and one a non-pivotal four-wheel truck No. 7-D. Among the double trucks isexhibited the maximum traction truck, equipped with the Pricehydraulic friction brake as constructed (or the New South Walesgovernment tramways; and a No. 30 M. C. B. truck as constructedfor the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway. These trucks are to beequipped with four motors of 125 h. p. each, and are to run at aspeed of 75 miles per hour, being especially constructed to prevent MF& ca. uUmg or oscillation of truck frame. A standard 14 B 3 truck side frames and equipped with a Price hydraulic friction brake,which is shown in operation as in active service on the Jersey City,iloboken & Paterson Electric Ry. The other trucks shown are aNo. 26, as in operation on the Toledo & Monroe Ry., carrying a()0-ft. car, and making a speed of 60 miles per hour; a No. 14 AXX,cmstructed for the Detroit, Rochester, Romeo & Lake OrionElectric Ry.; and a. No. 15 truck, used also in suburban work. Itwill be noted that all these pivotal trucks are constructed for high-peed and heavy work. The company is represented by E. Peck-Iani, president; W. G. Price, engineer and assistant manager; Stare, general superintendant; George Bowers, secretary; J. of Chicago; E. G. Long, New York agent; and Arthur Boston.
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