. Electric railway journal . Michigan United Railways—Dining Room of Business Car supply a 34-volt circuit. By means of a double-pole, double-throw switch the battery may be cut on charge or charging current may be from trolley or third-rail througha resistance unit, also located beneath the car. The lighting circuits are controlled from a lighting panellocated in the kitchen. One circuit controls a five-light cluster. Michigan United Railways—Smoking Room of Car in the dining room, another a three-light cluster in the smoker,a third controls the side lights in the dining room an
. Electric railway journal . Michigan United Railways—Dining Room of Business Car supply a 34-volt circuit. By means of a double-pole, double-throw switch the battery may be cut on charge or charging current may be from trolley or third-rail througha resistance unit, also located beneath the car. The lighting circuits are controlled from a lighting panellocated in the kitchen. One circuit controls a five-light cluster. Michigan United Railways—Smoking Room of Car in the dining room, another a three-light cluster in the smoker,a third controls the side lights in the dining room and a fourththe sidelights in the smoker, kitchen, buffet, toilet room andvestibule lights. Each individual light is provided with asocket switch. The vestibule lights are controlled by a two-way switch located in the motormans cab. A separate switch is provided for the fan circuit, which operates two 12-in. elec-tric fans, one in the smoking room and the other in the diningroom. Sockets are provided for individual lamps on eachstenographers desk. An annunciator system is provided tocall attendants. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND TRUCKS The car is equipped with four GE-210 interpole motors andK-34-D controllers. U. S. 13 trolley bases and air compressors are used. The headlight is a GeneralElectric luminous arc and is supplied either from trolley orthird-rail. The car is equipped with railway companys third-ra
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