. The Street railway journal . ill short-circuit themagnet so that it willnot hold the weight of•irmature, and it dropsl)ack to its original po-sition, thereby openingthe circuit and puttingI Hit the lights. The drawing showsthe contacts on the ar-mature and magnet inthe form of screws, sothey can be renewedwhen they become in-jured from arcing, whencircuit is broken. In[)ractice this was foundunnecessary, as the mag-net acts as a magneticblow-out, and there ishardly a perceptible trolley wire is notcut in replacing this re-setting device, nor-has itany moving parts to getout of order,
. The Street railway journal . ill short-circuit themagnet so that it willnot hold the weight of•irmature, and it dropsl)ack to its original po-sition, thereby openingthe circuit and puttingI Hit the lights. The drawing showsthe contacts on the ar-mature and magnet inthe form of screws, sothey can be renewedwhen they become in-jured from arcing, whencircuit is broken. In[)ractice this was foundunnecessary, as the mag-net acts as a magneticblow-out, and there ishardly a perceptible trolley wire is notcut in replacing this re-setting device, nor-has itany moving parts to getout of order, and since,as before stated, there isnever more than a dif-ference of 3 volts between the two parts of the device, there is, ofcourse, no danger from ice, rain, etc., from getting on it and caus-ing any trouble. All the moving parts of the switch are reset bygravity, so that it is not likely to get out of order. The clusterfurnished with this device is unique in simplicity and results. shows the signal magnet box FIG. 4- -THE SIGNAL MAGNET BOXOPEN It is said that the Boland syndicate will next year build an elec-tric railway from Albion to Concord, Mich., a distance of about8 miles. October 26, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 655 A New St. Louis Car The St. Louis Car Company recently built the car shown in the accompanying engraving for suburban service. It is 32 ft. long in-side, not including the vestibule platforms, and has a seating capa-
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