Electrical news and engineering . 66-Foot Gas-Electiic General Klectric Car Operating on B. R. it P. Road. tween the engine and the wheels. The engine is directcoupled to an electric generator, forming a compact powerplant located in the engine compartment. The electricpower ; generated is applied to standard railway motors,mounted upon the axles. The car is operated l)y means of ataitable controller in a manner similar to ordinary electrictrolley cars. A 100 gal. storage tank supplies sufficient gasoline tocarry the car 200 miles. The car is provided with automaticand straight air brake
Electrical news and engineering . 66-Foot Gas-Electiic General Klectric Car Operating on B. R. it P. Road. tween the engine and the wheels. The engine is directcoupled to an electric generator, forming a compact powerplant located in the engine compartment. The electricpower ; generated is applied to standard railway motors,mounted upon the axles. The car is operated l)y means of ataitable controller in a manner similar to ordinary electrictrolley cars. A 100 gal. storage tank supplies sufficient gasoline tocarry the car 200 miles. The car is provided with automaticand straight air brake equipments and auxiliary hand brake. Gasoline Generator Set, Direct-Connected. for use in case of emergencies. It is also eiiuippcd withstandard automatic air signals. The Westinghouse Automatic Section Insulator Automatic Section ln:^ulatorr. arc inserted at pointswhere it is desirable to energize a section of trolley wirewhen the trolley passes onto it and to de-energize it whenthe trolley passes off. They are widely used in mining in-stallations and are so constructed that a mining locomotivein entering a section will throw the switch of the insulatorand energize the section. In returning, the trolley of thelocomotive throws the switch in the opposite direction andrenders dead the section just left. In construction theWestinghouse Automatic sectixjn insulator is similar tothe Westinghouse Type section insulator except thata circuit opcning-and-closing arrangement is incorporatedin the automatic type. Side bars of impregnated hickorytake the tensile stress due to the trolley wires. All metalparts are either of she
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