. The street railway review . position of the cars and anyvarying conditions of load. It will be found that underthe most adverse conditions there is a factor of safety ofat least 12, taking the guaranteed breaking strain ofeach cable at 104,000 CARS ENTERING SWITCH HALF WAV —VIEW FROM MOUNTAIN. the beams and guard rail are two cast iron slides withtoothed faces to press against the guard rail, free to slideto the hinged ends of beams. The down grade ends ofthe beams are pressed together by coiled springs but arekept normally apart by hinged toggle arms. The cars are of substantial co
. The street railway review . position of the cars and anyvarying conditions of load. It will be found that underthe most adverse conditions there is a factor of safety ofat least 12, taking the guaranteed breaking strain ofeach cable at 104,000 CARS ENTERING SWITCH HALF WAV —VIEW FROM MOUNTAIN. the beams and guard rail are two cast iron slides withtoothed faces to press against the guard rail, free to slideto the hinged ends of beams. The down grade ends ofthe beams are pressed together by coiled springs but arekept normally apart by hinged toggle arms. The cars are of substantial construction, 8 feet wideby 30 feet long. The floor is built in steps to be levelon the average grade. The seats are arranged as in ordinary passengercoaches, but suspended to allow for the changing the upper end of the car is a platform and at eachend of the car is a vestibule, one of which is speciallyarranged for baggage. The carrying capacity of each car is fift} passengers,but the vestibule compartments not being provided withseats, the regular seating capacity is only twenty-four. The grade is such that equal loads approximately bal-ance each other at all points on the line. The car at thelower end being on the minimum grade has th
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