. The Street railway journal . FIG. 4.—ANOTHER VIEW OF CABLES BEFORE ARRANGEMENT ported to the central office, and this department is alsoconnected with the city fire alarm signals, the emergencywagon running on each fire alarm, the same as the fireengines. At fires, the tower wagons are frequently usedas hose bridges, so that the cars are allowed to passthrough. Each wagon crew is composed of a lineman,helper and driver, and the lineman reports by telephone January, 1899.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. -3 the nature of all the calls to which he may respond and thetime consumed. The company employs
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 4.—ANOTHER VIEW OF CABLES BEFORE ARRANGEMENT ported to the central office, and this department is alsoconnected with the city fire alarm signals, the emergencywagon running on each fire alarm, the same as the fireengines. At fires, the tower wagons are frequently usedas hose bridges, so that the cars are allowed to passthrough. Each wagon crew is composed of a lineman,helper and driver, and the lineman reports by telephone January, 1899.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. -3 the nature of all the calls to which he may respond and thetime consumed. The company employs eight emergency tower wagons,six of which are on duty throughout the twenty-fourhours, and two that are on duty for twelve hours. Thesetower wagons are of the McCardall & West type, manu-factured at Trenton, N. J. Some idea of the work required of this department can. FIG. 5.—SYSTEMATIC ARRANGEMENT OF CABLES SHOWNIN FIG. 4 be formed from the statement that the system embodiesabout 500 miles of trolley wire and 300 miles of overheadfeeder cable. No. 00 trolley wire is used in re-equipmentthroughout the entire system. The overhead constructionis supported by tubular iron poles 30 ft. in height and inthree sections; the telescoped sections are 7 ins., 6 ins. and5 ins. A special device is employed at the overhead cross-ings, which prevents the wearing out or crystallizing ofthe trolley wire at these points. This consists of a sheet of between the repair shop on one side of the track, and thewood working department on the other, and crosses thetracks of the repair pits and the station storage tracks. The table operates on four tracks, which are slightlydepressed, so that the tracks on the platform are on a levelwith the shop tracks. The current for operating the motor
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