. The street railway review . for the steel braces, and asmaller conduit of brick or cement underneath conductsany water to the sewerconnections. The slotis similar to a cable slot,and is placed near theupper left hand cornerof the large the bottom of theopposite side of conduitis laid a rail, which car-ries the conductor. Acontinuous metal shield,or partition dependsfrom the right handedge of slot to a pointabout one inch from bot-tom of conduit, prevent-ing any direct entranceof moisture from slot toconductor. Two car-riage rails, placed op-posite, one at top andbottom of condui
. The street railway review . for the steel braces, and asmaller conduit of brick or cement underneath conductsany water to the sewerconnections. The slotis similar to a cable slot,and is placed near theupper left hand cornerof the large the bottom of theopposite side of conduitis laid a rail, which car-ries the conductor. Acontinuous metal shield,or partition dependsfrom the right handedge of slot to a pointabout one inch from bot-tom of conduit, prevent-ing any direct entranceof moisture from slot toconductor. Two car-riage rails, placed op-posite, one at top andbottom of conduit andbetween partition shield and conductor rail serve as guidesfor the trolley carriage. The conductor rail is a metaltube resting on glass insulators, and, with the conductor,is provided with expansion joints, contrived to alwayspresent a perfectly smooth upper surface to the trolley,thus obviating all sparking. Let the reader now observe the illustrations and notethat any water, snow, or debris, which enters the slot, will. CROSS SECTION OF CONDUIT AND BEVELLED FORM OF CROSS TIES. SIDE VIEW SHOWING EXPANDING JOINT OF CONDUCTOR. wheels running on the upper and lower guide rails, and isplaced in position through a trap at starting, or otherpoints. The slot bar is of steel. Having protected the conductor from direct attack ofmoisture, Mr. Shoemaker goes farther, contemplates abso-lute absence of dampness by forcing a blast of hot air through the tubular con-ductor rail, already de-scribed, and on whichrests the , it is believed, willnot onl\- melt any snow,or frost which mightgain a resting placethere, but dispel alldampness. On a verylong line provision ismade for re-heating theair at necessary inter-vals. This, the inventorclaims is a radical de-parture from all pre-vious electric railwayconduits system. Other claims offeredfor the Shoemaker is,reasonable cheapness inconstruction, perfectinsulation, freedom from sparks and ability to convertexisting cable condui
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