. Electric railway journal . all day, andthat in one case the trailers would be withdrawn duringnon-rush hours, and in the other case the two-car multi-ple-unit train would be broken up into twice as manyone-car trains and some of the older equipment couldbe sent to the barn. It was estimated that under theselatter conditions the saving in power alone would justabout offset the additional fixed charges for the double-motor train control equipments, and this, together withthe savings in maintenance and the operating and otheradvantages mentioned, were considered importantenough to justify the i
. Electric railway journal . all day, andthat in one case the trailers would be withdrawn duringnon-rush hours, and in the other case the two-car multi-ple-unit train would be broken up into twice as manyone-car trains and some of the older equipment couldbe sent to the barn. It was estimated that under theselatter conditions the saving in power alone would justabout offset the additional fixed charges for the double-motor train control equipments, and this, together withthe savings in maintenance and the operating and otheradvantages mentioned, were considered importantenough to justify the investment. Railway Accident on Cleveland, Ohio,Bridge THE accompanying illustration tells part of the storyof an accident which occurred at p. m., Oct. 3,1916, on the lower West Third Street Bridge in Cleve-land, Ohio. A runaway Scranton Road car jumped thetrack at the approach to the bridge, crashed into twoposts and precipitated the span to the B. & 0. Railroadtracks 23 ft. below. A second car entered the span as. BRIDGE SPAN IN CLEVELAND (OHIO) COLLAPSED BYRUNAWAY CAR it was sinking, and went down with it. The bridgelies at the foot of a long, steep grade, and there is ashort but sharp curve at the entrance to the span. The span that gave way is of the through truss type,105 ft. long and 32 ft. 6 in. wide, and constructed ofwrought iron. It was erected in 1888, and is somewhatcorroded; but it is said that the engineers of the rail-way and the city agree that probably even a new bridgecould not have withstood the impact, although a plategirder bridge might have stood up. In the accidenttwo persons were killed and a number were injured. The Kansas City (Mo.) Railways are installing fold-ing steps and rear doors which fold outwardly on the900 type of cars, which are the last type to be soequipped. Automatic door signals, for the use of the mo-torman in signaling the conductor of approach to astop are also being installed on all the cars. 724 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL |Vol.
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