. The street railway review . FIG. 2—WHEEL BLEVATOE. crane, and one motor air lift. The wheel elevators are operatedliy an electric motor at the bottom of the pits; the construction ofI lie wheel-elevators being two long vertical screws set In a cast-ing having a face for two large iron castings, with a section ofrail fastened to the top of them, and working on the screw thesame ;is a large nut, the two sides being connected by a longl-liidiii^il sli;ift with lievcl gears en cacli KIO. 1 —AIR CBANB ANI> PIT, WITH BLECTRIO KLBVATOR. ■.!»6 DAILY STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. ISdiial No—Vol. XI


. The street railway review . FIG. 2—WHEEL BLEVATOE. crane, and one motor air lift. The wheel elevators are operatedliy an electric motor at the bottom of the pits; the construction ofI lie wheel-elevators being two long vertical screws set In a cast-ing having a face for two large iron castings, with a section ofrail fastened to the top of them, and working on the screw thesame ;is a large nut, the two sides being connected by a longl-liidiii^il sli;ift with lievcl gears en cacli KIO. 1 —AIR CBANB ANI> PIT, WITH BLECTRIO KLBVATOR. ■.!»6 DAILY STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. ISdiial No—Vol. XIII, No 8 b On till rloin- Hue iif ihi |>ii tlicii an- two trnnsfor tables, onelo tnke till old wImmIk iinil iIii-mi io one bIiIc. tlie other to Rota niW imir nii<l hilnc llicni .m a Uni witli the lloor of the they enn lie on the elevator and carried up. the ear and Into their plaei.


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