. Operation of trains and station work and telegraphy . FIG. 41A. ELECTRIC HEATER IN POSITION. W^ISi^ ^ -ii^ai^:!^^ imnnnn TpflflT lilliiityiiihnijli nrnnnimiinniifTf^IifC^ sSS¥e ^^^g fe ^- rf^Piso Lisa ^+l(^aTIKS-c ^^^ ^^-coKsoLmiTtoe* ^^ W ffi^^^^^ ^ t=d ^^ FIG. 41B. HEATER ENCLOSED IN INSULATED IRON CASING;WIRING SHOWN IN MOULDING. A heater for a cross-seat car or parlor car is shownin Figure 41. It is designed to attach to the truss plank,and is designed to occupy about the same space as thesteam pipes do when the steam heating system is em-ployed. The coils are, it will be noticed


. Operation of trains and station work and telegraphy . FIG. 41A. ELECTRIC HEATER IN POSITION. W^ISi^ ^ -ii^ai^:!^^ imnnnn TpflflT lilliiityiiihnijli nrnnnimiinniifTf^IifC^ sSS¥e ^^^g fe ^- rf^Piso Lisa ^+l(^aTIKS-c ^^^ ^^-coKsoLmiTtoe* ^^ W ffi^^^^^ ^ t=d ^^ FIG. 41B. HEATER ENCLOSED IN INSULATED IRON CASING;WIRING SHOWN IN MOULDING. A heater for a cross-seat car or parlor car is shownin Figure 41. It is designed to attach to the truss plank,and is designed to occupy about the same space as thesteam pipes do when the steam heating system is em-ployed. The coils are, it will be noticed, covered by aniron case of attractive design, which is insulated. 118 RULES FOR MOVEMENT OF TRAINS The arrangement for wiring when electricity is em-ployed for heating cars is shown by the diagrams inFigure 42. The coupler shown in Figure 43 is used for the pur-pose of connecting the heat and light circuits in trains. J\JWVWVWWV| WWWWVM /wwwww^ 12-Heater Elquipment (wwvywW W/w\ WMAAiwwi VvjwfNwl wvw^^^MW WwwawW gg BwrrcH 16-Heater Equipment. FIG. 42. DIAGRAMS OF WIRING ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTFM. With this coupler there are no exposed contacts. Thecontact finger is mounted on the inside of a protectingcasing which is attached at the end of the car, either HEATING AND LIGHTING CARS 119


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