. Electric railway journal . HHHMHjjHBHHflEHnH! N. Y. M. CAR—VIEWS SHOWING CORRECT POSTURE SEATING OF DIFFERENT TYPES 878 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLV, No. 19. N. Y. M. CAR- -CORRECT POSTURE LONGITUDINAL ANDCROSS-SEATS scientific seat design. The seats are of the Hale & Kil-burn Companys manufacture. Speed-Control Signal System In lieu of the usual signal system employing fixedsignals and automatic stop devices placed at certain in-tervals along the track, each car is equipped with a cabsignal system so designed as to give the motormannecessary information as to when to apply the brakes,
. Electric railway journal . HHHMHjjHBHHflEHnH! N. Y. M. CAR—VIEWS SHOWING CORRECT POSTURE SEATING OF DIFFERENT TYPES 878 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLV, No. 19. N. Y. M. CAR- -CORRECT POSTURE LONGITUDINAL ANDCROSS-SEATS scientific seat design. The seats are of the Hale & Kil-burn Companys manufacture. Speed-Control Signal System In lieu of the usual signal system employing fixedsignals and automatic stop devices placed at certain in-tervals along the track, each car is equipped with a cabsignal system so designed as to give the motormannecessary information as to when to apply the brakes,when to resume normal speed, the permissible speed,the available braking distance, and such other infor-mation as is necessary properly to control the train. Inaddition to the signals, each car will be equipped witha speed-control system which automatically applies thebrakes if the motorman fails to obey the cab-signalindications. Also, the system is arranged so as to en-force obedience to fixed interlocking signals by auto-matically applying the emergency brakes if a trainshould attempt to pass such signals in the stop position. Cab signals, one of which
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