. Electric railway journal . t ofpower, Indiana Union Traction Company, Anderson, Ind.;J. D. Andrew, superintendent of power stations, Boston Ele-vated Railway Company, Boston, Mass.; and C. E. Roehl,electrical engineer, Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, Brook-lyn, N. Y. A tentative program as suggested by the executive commit-tee was considered and the following subjects were selectedfor special treatment in the report of the committee duringthe coming year : Steam meters, low pressure turbines, con-densers, forced draft in connection with the capacity and effi-ciency of boilers, flue gas analy
. Electric railway journal . t ofpower, Indiana Union Traction Company, Anderson, Ind.;J. D. Andrew, superintendent of power stations, Boston Ele-vated Railway Company, Boston, Mass.; and C. E. Roehl,electrical engineer, Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, Brook-lyn, N. Y. A tentative program as suggested by the executive commit-tee was considered and the following subjects were selectedfor special treatment in the report of the committee duringthe coming year : Steam meters, low pressure turbines, con-densers, forced draft in connection with the capacity and effi-ciency of boilers, flue gas analysis, and economical methodsof caring for peak load with special consideration of fixedcharges. NOVEL TYPE OF ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE A novel type of electric locomotive has recently been built bythe Allgemeine Elektricitats Gesellschaft for canal haulagenear Bremen. The locomotive runs on a quay which had tobe kept clear for the passage of drays and for other secure the necessary weight for adhesion it was decided to. Novel Type of Electric Locomotive build the locomotive in the form of two Us with .1 connectinggirder. The width of each base is only 28 in., so that the driv-ing motor had to be placed in the upper part of the current is taken from overhead wires, which also carrythe current for lighting the quay. The motive power is suppliedby one three phase motor, carried in the upper part of thelocomotive, ami geared to each oi the lour wheels. 366 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXV. No. 9. TO REMOVE BRUSHES ON G. E. CIRCUIT BREAKER NEW AUTOMATIC WHEEL GUARD BY G. M. COLEMAN It has been my experience when repairing the brushes onthe General Electric circuit breakers that the shaft A on topof the bearing is cut flush, as shown in illustration. It istherefore impossible toget hold of it when re-pairs are to be shaft is generallytight from rust or othercauses, and is taken outwith difficulty. To re-move the shaft the mag-net coil must be taken of
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