. The Street railway journal . ls. The apparatusused with these systems of control is shown on the frame;il llie lell in the ens^ravino-. 256 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXL No. 7. EQUIPPING NEW YORKS PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER CARS Tlie motive power equipment of the 155 pay-as-you-entercars which the New York City Railway Company is to useon its Madison Avenue line has now been installed, anddaily trial runs are being made in the vicinity of the Kings-bridge car house, where this rolling stock was car wiring represents the latest practice of this coni- a rubber gasket to prevent the ent
. The Street railway journal . ls. The apparatusused with these systems of control is shown on the frame;il llie lell in the ens^ravino-. 256 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXL No. 7. EQUIPPING NEW YORKS PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER CARS Tlie motive power equipment of the 155 pay-as-you-entercars which the New York City Railway Company is to useon its Madison Avenue line has now been installed, anddaily trial runs are being made in the vicinity of the Kings-bridge car house, where this rolling stock was car wiring represents the latest practice of this coni- a rubber gasket to prevent the entrance of water. 1. & are used inside the car where the wires comingfrom the cable box enter the conduit. The cables were sostiff owing to the size and number of wires in them that itwas necessary to use a jack to get them in place for cleat-ing under the platform. The exposed portion of each cablebetween the resistance and the transite lined box mentionedis protected from wheel wash by suitable guards, and there. Up Corner Pual Cable 2^ / V np Corutr fust VI .1 u,i;i,ri,.u MAIN WIRING PLAN OF NEW YORK PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER CAR pany and practically every bit of wiring is fire and moistureproof. The cables to the controllers are covered with doubleasbestos, which in turn is wrapped in another fireproofcovering. All of the motor leads, trolley leads, plow leadsand heater circuits are carried in loricated conduit. Thetrolley wires from the cables are carried in i-in. conduit,while ^-in. conduit is used for the resistance and motorlead wires. The wires, before being pulled through theconduit were smeared with a clay compound which has is also a splash board which goes clear up to the floor toprevent water from getting into the resistances. Among the interesting features of the wiring circuitsnovel in this companys practice are the wiring for coloreddestination lamps, a platform farebox light and bell circuitfor passengers push buttons. The light wiring is asbestosco
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