. The street railway review . r shop floor or to the lathe. The company uses castiron wheels which are pressed on and off in the shop. The 934 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XIV, Nu. 12. wheels weigh 575 Ih., are 3i in, in diameter and have ll-in treads and 7i-in. flanges. On the small size cars 4! are used and on the large cars axles. The iiio^tnoticcahle piece of work in the shop at present is the Mcdniri-Ciiinniinns sweeper which was originally a singlc-lrnck machineOwing to its oscillation when rnn at high speed it was determinedto lengthen it and put doulile truc
. The street railway review . r shop floor or to the lathe. The company uses castiron wheels which are pressed on and off in the shop. The 934 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XIV, Nu. 12. wheels weigh 575 Ih., are 3i in, in diameter and have ll-in treads and 7i-in. flanges. On the small size cars 4! are used and on the large cars axles. The iiio^tnoticcahle piece of work in the shop at present is the Mcdniri-Ciiinniinns sweeper which was originally a singlc-lrnck machineOwing to its oscillation when rnn at high speed it was determinedto lengthen it and put doulile trucks under it. To do this llu made necessary, as, owing to the increase in the companysforces, the present offices have been outgrown. Ihe plans forthe new building have not yet been fully decided upon, but, in ad-dition to providing ample space for oflicc facilities, the buildingwill contain accommodations for the uniformed and Amusement Features,riie route nt llu- & Milwaukee Electric R. R. passes. R.\VIN1.\ , body was cut in two uear the ccntir and about 20 ft. of bodyinserted, making it 44 ft. long, over all. This is being equippedwith four G. E. 57 motors and a long shear plow is swung underthe center of the body, which will remove the snow for soine distance on either side of the track. The location of the companys tracks through llighwood a-shown is to be changed .\t present these tracks run on the eastside of the power house and car barns, but these tracks arc tobe moved to the west side of the building on a private right of way through a very beautiful section of country, which contains manyinstitutions of note and places of attraction, outside of those con-ducted by the railway company. In most of the towns alongthe road are located country clubs and golf clubs, those in Evans-Ion. Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff andWaukegan being celebrated for their magnificent grounds. .Amongother points of interest may be me
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