. The Street railway journal . t inexhaustible gravel bankson the companys line. The gravel is handled in dump bottomcars, and hauled by small steam locomotives, six of which werepurchased for this purpose from the Manhattan Elevated Com-pany, of New York. At Tribes Hill, a short distance from the power house, thecompany was obliged to erect a large steel viaduct. This is617 ft. long and 76 ft. above the stream. It consists of a seriesof deck plate girders, the main girders being 30 ft. long, and 6ft. wide. The tracks are laid on 13-ft. centers, and the bridgewas designed to carry two Consolid
. The Street railway journal . t inexhaustible gravel bankson the companys line. The gravel is handled in dump bottomcars, and hauled by small steam locomotives, six of which werepurchased for this purpose from the Manhattan Elevated Com-pany, of New York. At Tribes Hill, a short distance from the power house, thecompany was obliged to erect a large steel viaduct. This is617 ft. long and 76 ft. above the stream. It consists of a seriesof deck plate girders, the main girders being 30 ft. long, and 6ft. wide. The tracks are laid on 13-ft. centers, and the bridgewas designed to carry two Consolidated locomotives, followedby a moving load of 4000 lbs. per lineal foot. The structurecost about $50,000. ROLLING STOCK The rolling stock of the road is of several types and makes,as is usual with consolidated properties, but the latest cars areof modern design. Four 35-ft. cars have side seats, Westing-house air brakes, No. 56 Westinghouse motors, K-10 controllers,and Taylor double trucks. Six 29-ft. closed cars were built by. VIEW ON ROAD TO HOFFMANS the J. G. Brill Company. They are mounted on McGuire singletrucks, two General Electric No. 1200 motors, and Westing-house K-10 controllers. Four 44-ft. fifteen-bench open cars,built by J. M. Jones Sons, have Taylor double trucks,Standard traction air brakes, four General Electric 67-motors,and K-14 controllers. Five 30-ft. cars, built by Jackson &Sharp, have side seats, Taylor single trucks, Westinghousemagnetic brakes and hand wheels, and Westinghouse electric August 29, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 307 heaters. Eight 47-ft. interurban cars, built by the St. LouisCar Company, have St. Louis walkover seats, Peter Smithwater heaters, and St. Louis arc headlights, St. Louis B-49doubletrucks, Christensen air brakes, four General Electric57 motors, K-14 General Electric controllers. Four of thesecars have baggage and smoking compartments. These cars are9 ft. wide, and will be used for the local through service. Otherrolling stock
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