. The street railway review . hown in the accompanying illustration. The catwheels are made of steel with cast steel centers and the hubs havebeen elongated to provide a seat for the gears, thus avoiding thei of i ki \ seat in the axles. The elongated bub is turned togage and tlu at is bored of an inch smaller in diameter and isshrunk on this seat This arrangement has proved entirely satis-factory on the Metropolitan and has been adopted as standard prac-tice on the Manhattan Elevated in New York. I bis device was patented by Mr, H. M. BrinckcrhofT. general man-ager of the Metropolita
. The street railway review . hown in the accompanying illustration. The catwheels are made of steel with cast steel centers and the hubs havebeen elongated to provide a seat for the gears, thus avoiding thei of i ki \ seat in the axles. The elongated bub is turned togage and tlu at is bored of an inch smaller in diameter and isshrunk on this seat This arrangement has proved entirely satis-factory on the Metropolitan and has been adopted as standard prac-tice on the Manhattan Elevated in New York. I bis device was patented by Mr, H. M. BrinckcrhofT. general man-ager of the Metropolitan, ami Mr. James T. Dolye. GENERAL UTILITY CAR AND SNOW PLOWSAT TAUNTON MASS. The Taunton division of the Old Colony Street Ry., now con-trolled by the Massachusetts Electric Companies, has a useful con-struction car, here illustratetd. An old horse car body was taken for the purpose and mounted onnew 6x8 in. bottom side sills extending the length of the body andunder both platforms. Doors were cut in tin sides and at each of. I i r CAD AT TAUNTON, MABP. I. door | 11 ■ i > 1 pint dooi po Its were pin ii ii lining and i porting ib. platfo run from il sin III di up to an I i thi ■■■- Ide door post ed on a Mi luire single truck op of the i ed in n io thai bul portion ol (hi n dircctl) upon the !■ ■ the foul 72 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol Ml. No. a. top, permitting the tower to . lie flat upon the roof platform mentioned When the tower is in it- upright positionit is held securely by two chains attache! to upper opposite cornersand extending diagonally down and hooking into eye bolts in theplatform as indicated. An iron ladder at one end gives access to car is used to advantage for a variety of purposes It par- WRECKING CAR AND PIT HOIST IN PASA-DENA.
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