. The Street railway journal . mile mile vn fi,„ . • • , , „ •, ,• .. , r. Number of stops 43 41 AU tlle ejectnc terurban railways radiating from De-Stops per mile troit operate under despatchers orders given by telephone. Time consumed on trip hours 3 25 hours The methods Used by the three different managements Average speed, miles per hour r o 1; • -i 1 i-o- 1 Kilowatt hours, total m 113 whlch °^iate tIleSe lmeS are very Stmilar an Kilowatt hours, per car mile 1,1 detail. In each case telephones are located in cabins Watt hours, per ton mile
. The Street railway journal . mile mile vn fi,„ . • • , , „ •, ,• .. , r. Number of stops 43 41 AU tlle ejectnc terurban railways radiating from De-Stops per mile troit operate under despatchers orders given by telephone. Time consumed on trip hours 3 25 hours The methods Used by the three different managements Average speed, miles per hour r o 1; • -i 1 i-o- 1 Kilowatt hours, total m 113 whlch °^iate tIleSe lmeS are very Stmilar an Kilowatt hours, per car mile 1,1 detail. In each case telephones are located in cabins Watt hours, per ton mile or booths at sidings along the line, and no attempt is made I lie cars upon which these tests were made were the to carry telephone instruments on the cars. The orders Car-^10 Wt. 38 Tons CAR TEST 10 Motors - i A:f, Westinghouse DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY Trucks -^27 Brill FLINT DIVISION Wheels -33Diam,-Air Brakes Feb. 23 1902. Mileage 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 3 0 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65. Ry .Journal CAR TEST NO. io, DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY same in weight and equipment, as seen from the datagiven. They have seats for nineteen in the smoking com-partment and thirty in the rear compartment. The hot-water heater and closet in the rear of the main compart-ment take the room of four seats on one side of the car, andthe space opposite is left vacant as an aisle, being at therear of the car, where unobstructed exit is no accurate information is available as to themaximum speed these cars will make on a level, with 500volts at the motor terminals, this speed is probablv in theneighborhood of 43 miles an hour. Cars of this type, when running at full speed over ordi-nary interurban track, take from 150 amps, to 200 amps. are all received verbally, and no written record is kept onany of the lines. , The Detroit United Railway system operates all its in-terurban lines, except the Wyandotte Division, from onedespatchers office located at Royal Oa
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