. The street railway review . dandy! The statement that air can be ad-mitted to all four cylinders simultaneously is true, but the ideathat a hoist so connected can be practically used is ridiculous, andhas never been done under the circumstances, as stated. We wont say anything about the selection of tools, but thatson of Vulcan, who prefers a pneumatic hammer in place of ahelper, certainly ought to be on exhibition at the conventionin Chicago. If the results claimed have actually been obtained and can beduplicated then there are several hundred-car lines in this coun-try that waste tho
. The street railway review . dandy! The statement that air can be ad-mitted to all four cylinders simultaneously is true, but the ideathat a hoist so connected can be practically used is ridiculous, andhas never been done under the circumstances, as stated. We wont say anything about the selection of tools, but thatson of Vulcan, who prefers a pneumatic hammer in place of ahelper, certainly ought to be on exhibition at the conventionin Chicago. If the results claimed have actually been obtained and can beduplicated then there are several hundred-car lines in this coun-try that waste thousands of dollars every year. If it is ordinary daydreaming, then it has no place in the Review. THOS. ELLIOTT,Chief Engineer .Atlanta Consolidated St. Ry. Atlanta, Ga. The Metropolitan Elevatod in this city carries a large number ofpassengers to the baseball park, and to encourage this businesshave had all the cars supplied with a sign which is fastened on bothsides of the car about the middle and above the windows. To save. Open the trouble of putting them on and ofT the sign is made in twoparts, hinged in the middle, and when open carries the notice, andwhen closed is scarcely noticeable. Our illustration will readily explain the manner in which the signis made. * * RAIL LIFTER. The accompanying illustrations show a new rail lifter of Euro-pean design which is described in Engineering of June, 1899. Theillustrations showing the tool in perspective and in section are suffi-
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