. The Street railway journal . where it is connected to aY. A horizontal rod extends from this Y to the rearend of the cylinder. To operate the device, all that is required is a slightpressure of the foot on the floor lever which, through itsconnections, operates the bell crank lever and throws thecam in contact with the latch and instantly releases thedash pots. It is constructed of quarter-inch brass pipe, andweighs, complete, less than five pounds. In large power stations where a number of enginesare employed, the device may easily be arranged to beoperated by electricity. The floor levers
. The Street railway journal . where it is connected to aY. A horizontal rod extends from this Y to the rearend of the cylinder. To operate the device, all that is required is a slightpressure of the foot on the floor lever which, through itsconnections, operates the bell crank lever and throws thecam in contact with the latch and instantly releases thedash pots. It is constructed of quarter-inch brass pipe, andweighs, complete, less than five pounds. In large power stations where a number of enginesare employed, the device may easily be arranged to beoperated by electricity. The floor levers may be operatedby electro-magnets, and connection made to a keyboardat the chief engineers desk, so that in case of emergency,the engineer may instantly shut off steam from anyengine. EMPLOYE S BADGE. The Houston City Street Railway Company uses thebadge illustrated herewith. It consists of a brass holderwith card on which is written the name of employe anddate of expiration. This card can be changed as often asmay be Employe of this Com-pany named hereon, whilewearing this badge inplain view on hat, cap orleft breast, is entitled toride free on cars until andincluding date stampedon reverse side. Street Car Ticket for Letter Carriers. The Rochester Railway Company—always well inadvance in new devices for fare collecting—has put in usea special ticket for letter carriers, arranged for the pur-pose by J. H. Stedman. The purpose of the ticket is toenable the postal authorities to get the full benefit of thetickets paid for by the Government for carriers. Thetickets are divided into two classes, one for the morningroutes and the other for the afternoon and evening package bears the carriers number, and when givento the conductor the date and hour are punched. Thetickets can only be used when the carrier is on duty andcarrying the regulation satchel. The conductor punchesout the month, day and hour, and misuse of the ticketcan thus be easily detected in th
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