. Electric railway journal . Railway, Light & PowerCompany has overcome this difficulty by putting a hingein the handle of its trip breakers as shown in theaccompanying illustration. This hinged handle is ar-ranged so that it will push the breaker closed, but if itis pulled in the opposite direction the hinge will allowthe handle to swing back so as not to break the use of this type of hinged handle has done awaywith trouble of the nature described. Circuit Brkaker withHinged Handle Atlantas New Emergency Truck ANEW emergency truck equipped for service inalmost all classes of emergen
. Electric railway journal . Railway, Light & PowerCompany has overcome this difficulty by putting a hingein the handle of its trip breakers as shown in theaccompanying illustration. This hinged handle is ar-ranged so that it will push the breaker closed, but if itis pulled in the opposite direction the hinge will allowthe handle to swing back so as not to break the use of this type of hinged handle has done awaywith trouble of the nature described. Circuit Brkaker withHinged Handle Atlantas New Emergency Truck ANEW emergency truck equipped for service inalmost all classes of emergency has just been putinto service by the Georgia Railway & Power Company,Atlanta, Ga. The truck is built on a 2-ton Whitechassis. The body is entirely of steel and was built atthe shops of the company in Atlanta. As noted in the accompanying illustration, the truckis substantially built and is equipped with an Aladder to be used by linemen in event of trolley is also equipped with a winch for use in rerailing. Emergency Truck with A Ladder in Position forLinemans Use cars or removing obstructions from the tracks. Thebox on each side of the car carries within it one hosebridge for spanning six lines of hose and a completeoutfit of jacks, blocks, plates and other tools necessaryfor use in clearing obstructions, rerailing cars, etc. Inthe event of the truck going to a derailment accident,it passes one of the main carhouses in Atlanta and picksup whatever additional help is required. The truck twenty-four hours per day by one lineman andone competent driver. The latter is in charge of re-railing cars. The truck answers all fire calls in orderto lay its hose bridge if required and is otherwise underthe call of the railway companys central dispatchersofhce at all times during the twenty-four-hour period.
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