. The Street railway journal . s an absolutely fireproof building has been erected foroil and paintstorage. Into this building have been broughttanks for the storage of lubricating and illuminating oils, andstill greater tanks for varnishes and paint ingredients. A por-tion of the present shop is to be used for a paint and drvingroom. Two hundred surface and elevated cars can be housedin it at once. The surface cars, in particular, require a greatdeal of work. April 21, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 629 GOOD WIRING PRACTICE ON CARS AT WASHINGTON, D. C. In the first place protection in general
. The Street railway journal . s an absolutely fireproof building has been erected foroil and paintstorage. Into this building have been broughttanks for the storage of lubricating and illuminating oils, andstill greater tanks for varnishes and paint ingredients. A por-tion of the present shop is to be used for a paint and drvingroom. Two hundred surface and elevated cars can be housedin it at once. The surface cars, in particular, require a greatdeal of work. April 21, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 629 GOOD WIRING PRACTICE ON CARS AT WASHINGTON, D. C. In the first place protection in general against damage from electrical causes is secured by covering the under side of the Gordon Campbell, master mechanic of the Washington car floor over motors, rheostats, plows, and arresters Railway & Electric Company, of Washington, D. C, has with transite or asbestos lumber. For this purpose fireproof worked out a simple and practical system of wiring cars in- material % in. thick is used on the less exposed portions, and. K^y>N^ INDICATES FIRE PROOF MATERIAL l/p THICK FIG. 1.—TIMRER PLAN OF WASHINGTON VESTIBULE CAR, SHOWING SPACES IN WHICH UNDERSIDE OF FLOOR IS PROTECTED WITH FIREPROOF MATERIAL D-E-F
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