. The Street railway journal . VKSTl ]!UI,E]) CARS FOR THE TK.\CTt()N COMPANY alternating current of 13,200 volts, generated in the mainstation at Lemoyne. A feature of these attractive-looking cars is the generouslength of platform provided, namely, 6 ft. The cars will seatforty-four passengers, the longitudinal seats at each cornerof the car accommodating four persons each, and behind ( TIM HUE AIR WHISTLE air whistle used on interurban cars. A new whistle designedon organ-pipe principles has recently beenplaced on the market by the General Elec-tric Company whic
. The Street railway journal . VKSTl ]!UI,E]) CARS FOR THE TK.\CTt()N COMPANY alternating current of 13,200 volts, generated in the mainstation at Lemoyne. A feature of these attractive-looking cars is the generouslength of platform provided, namely, 6 ft. The cars will seatforty-four passengers, the longitudinal seats at each cornerof the car accommodating four persons each, and behind ( TIM HUE AIR WHISTLE air whistle used on interurban cars. A new whistle designedon organ-pipe principles has recently beenplaced on the market by the General Elec-tric Company which does away with thistrouble. Heretofore air whistles have l)ccn de-signed along the same lines as a steam-blown whistle. It is well known thatsteam whistles operated by air give a verydifferent tone, the cause being due in partto the condensation of the steam as itissues from a restricted orifice, which in-creases its density. No such conditionexists with air, so that the tone of anair-blown steam whistle is harsh and shrill.
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