. Operation of trains and station work and telegraphy . tem is em-ployed. The coils are, it will be noticed, covered by aniron case of attractive design, which is insulated. 118 RULES FOR MOVEMENT OF TRAINS The arrangement for wiring when electricity is em-ployed for heating cars is shown by the diagrams inFigure 42. The coupler shown in Figure 43 is used for the pur-pose of connecting the heat and light circuits in trains. ruse SWITCH IS8 /VWWWWAA /VWWWWW\ /wvwvwwvv /wwwwvw\ /wwwwvw\ /WVWWWW\ 12-Heater Equipment W\M/vwvw\^ Wwwwvw,/wwwwvw WwwwwvV vvwwwwwvwwwww\/ /VVVWMWAJWAAA/MV^ (WWWWAJWWWAVA
. Operation of trains and station work and telegraphy . tem is em-ployed. The coils are, it will be noticed, covered by aniron case of attractive design, which is insulated. 118 RULES FOR MOVEMENT OF TRAINS The arrangement for wiring when electricity is em-ployed for heating cars is shown by the diagrams inFigure 42. The coupler shown in Figure 43 is used for the pur-pose of connecting the heat and light circuits in trains. ruse SWITCH IS8 /VWWWWAA /VWWWWW\ /wvwvwwvv /wwwwvw\ /wwwwvw\ /WVWWWW\ 12-Heater Equipment W\M/vwvw\^ Wwwwvw,/wwwwvw WwwwwvV vvwwwwwvwwwww\/ /VVVWMWAJWAAA/MV^ (WWWWAJWWWAVA^ /WWWWM /VWVWWWV\ (WWWWWft /V 16-Keater Equipment EB wvwvwww Wm/vwvwJ wvwwwwv WwAAfW vvvw/wvvw WwwwvW lft-Heater Equipment VVW\,V«ftNVW VWVW-V/AV— ■—.\W W\ wvJ WvttWWW^ FIG. 42. DIAGRAMS OF WIRING ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTEM. With this coupler there are no exposed contacts. Thecontact finger is mounted on the inside of a protectingcasing which is attached at the end of the car, either HEATING AND LIGHTING CARS 119. 120 RULES FOR MOVEMENT OF TRAINS under the platform sill or under the hood, and the open-ing to this casing is covered with a spring door On the end of the flexible cable is securely attached ahollow cylindrical contact piece which slides over thecontact linger mounted in the protecting casing on theopposite car. This cylindrical contact piece is mountedsecurely in an insulating handle which covers it not onlyon the sides, but projects beyond the end of the contactpiece leaving no portion of the contact piece danger of short circuit occurs either in handling it orin allowing the connector to drop to the rail, since the
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