. The Street railway journal . rovided with a battery push button that cuts in the batterywhen necessary or only when talking. This button alsoprevents the annoyance of side tones taken up by the trans-mitter when listening in on the line in a noisy place. Bothtransmitter j(nd receiver interior parts are accessible by un-screwing the clamping rings. This form of complete test-ing telephone, known as No. 841 3-bar, No. 842 4-bar andNo. 843 5-bar generator call linemens test set, has been given a severe test by some of the leading high-tensionpower companies operating telephone lines, and has pr
. The Street railway journal . rovided with a battery push button that cuts in the batterywhen necessary or only when talking. This button alsoprevents the annoyance of side tones taken up by the trans-mitter when listening in on the line in a noisy place. Bothtransmitter j(nd receiver interior parts are accessible by un-screwing the clamping rings. This form of complete test-ing telephone, known as No. 841 3-bar, No. 842 4-bar andNo. 843 5-bar generator call linemens test set, has been given a severe test by some of the leading high-tensionpower companies operating telephone lines, and has provedentirely satisfactory for unusually hard service. — SEMI-CONVERTIBLE CARS FOR TEXARKANA, ARK. One of the many roads to adopt the semi-convertible carlast summer was the Texarkana Gas & Electric Company,successor to the Texarkana Light & Traction Company,which absorbed the Texarkana Traction Company,-of Tex-arkana, Ark. The cars were built by the American CarCompany and it was found expedient to order them of dif-. EXTERIOR OF TEXARKANA CARferent lengths, those measuring 20 ft. 8 ins. over the bodies(one of which is illustrated) being intended for service inthe city proper and the larger car—28 ft. over the body—for park and suburban service. The semi-convertible car illustrated is generally similarto other cars of the type illustrated in these pages, and thesuitability of the window system for excursion serviceespecially has been touched upon in these columns. Thesmaller cars are mounted on the No. 21-E single truck with7 ft. 6 ins. wheel base; the larger cars take the No. 27-G1,with 4 ft. 6 ins. wheel base. The chief dimensions of the
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