. The Street railway journal . tus, as will be noted from the accompanying illus-tration, is symmetricalin design and liberal inits proportions. Theprinciples involved inthe construction arethose used in the com-panys well -knownsteam separators andoil eliminators. Inter-cepting troughs partlyfilled with water pre-vent the entrainment ofwater and oil in the ex-haust pipe from passingthrough and falling on the roof of the building, whilethe cone in the center prevents excessive moisture in thesteam from passing out without coming into contact withthe inner surface of the head and having the moi
. The Street railway journal . tus, as will be noted from the accompanying illus-tration, is symmetricalin design and liberal inits proportions. Theprinciples involved inthe construction arethose used in the com-panys well -knownsteam separators andoil eliminators. Inter-cepting troughs partlyfilled with water pre-vent the entrainment ofwater and oil in the ex-haust pipe from passingthrough and falling on the roof of the building, whilethe cone in the center prevents excessive moisture in thesteam from passing out without coming into contact withthe inner surface of the head and having the moisture and oilremoved. A special feature is an annular groove surround-ing the outlet, which prevents condensation and oil fromrunning over and down the outside of the head and pipe. The exhaust head is made in sizes of pipe up to 48 ins. indiameter. Being constru(!ted of cast iron, which is imper-vious to the action of the corrosive gases and atmosphere, itis free from the corrosive action to which sheet metal issubject. ♦^^. EXHAUST HEAD INTERURBAN LINE NEAR DUNDEE, SCOTLAND The Dundee, Broughty Ferry & District Railway, whosesystem was described in the issue of May 12, was financed andbuilt throughout by J. G. White & Company, Ltd., of London,whose names were omitted in the previous article through anoversight. Although a comparatively short line, the systemhas attracted considerable attention in Great Britain on ac-count of its interurban character. June i6, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 955 HOLDING DEVICE FOR SWITCH TONGUES The accompanying illustration shows an ingenious devicerecently put on the market by the Lorain Steel Company, forholding switch tongues in either a right or left-hand positionor giving them an adjustment by which the tongue can beheld in either direction as thrown. It is intended to prevent Moultrie, one of the largest military reservations of theGovernment and one of the harbor defenses. On the citylines are situated several pleasure parks, namely B
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