. The Street railway journal . field as yet but little has been done with other power brakes,and the brake is particularly recommended for this class ofwork. NOVEL SNOW PLOW The Morgan-Remington Company, of Boston, known in rail-way circles as manufacturers of vestibules, have recently per-fected a novel type of snow-plow which is illustrated company has also perfected a snow shoveler for use whenthe city regulations require the company not only to remove thesnow from its tracks but prohibits piling it up along the side ofthe road. The operation of the plow is shown clearly in Fig
. The Street railway journal . field as yet but little has been done with other power brakes,and the brake is particularly recommended for this class ofwork. NOVEL SNOW PLOW The Morgan-Remington Company, of Boston, known in rail-way circles as manufacturers of vestibules, have recently per-fected a novel type of snow-plow which is illustrated company has also perfected a snow shoveler for use whenthe city regulations require the company not only to remove thesnow from its tracks but prohibits piling it up along the side ofthe road. The operation of the plow is shown clearly in Fig. i. An. FIG. 1.—SNOW PLOW ON CITY CAR FIG. SHOVELER operates the brake-shoes. The brake cylinder valve is providedwith graduated ports so that the motorman can make either anemergency or a service stop, as occasion requires. And as themotive power is taken from the axle the momentum of the caris used for setting the brakes. The entire equipment on double-truck cars weighs less than500 lbs., and being simple in construction the first cost and thecost of maintenance of the equipment are low. Among the companies which have installed brakes of thiskind are the North Jersey Street Railway Company, JerseyCity, Paterson & Hoboken Street Railway Company, Indian-apolis Street Railway Company, Cleveland Electric Railway endless belt, which is operated by an independent motor, catchesthe snow as it piles up on the inclined plane in front of the carand throws it to one side of the street. The snow shoveler is illustrated in Fig. 2. The elevatingbelt is 8 ft. wide, and contains conveyors whi
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