. The Street railway journal . hicle, as illustrated inthe accompanying engraving, possesses the characteristicsof both a trolley car and an omnibus. It is in reality anautomobile omnibus, fitted with a trolley pole for takingcurrent while running on the railway track and storagebatteries, so that it can turn off the track or run in partsof the city where there are no tracks, if desired. It is there-fore particularly useful in those cities where the impor-tance of certain streets is such that tracks are not permittedupon them, or where by reason of their narrowness or theenormous traffic in th
. The Street railway journal . hicle, as illustrated inthe accompanying engraving, possesses the characteristicsof both a trolley car and an omnibus. It is in reality anautomobile omnibus, fitted with a trolley pole for takingcurrent while running on the railway track and storagebatteries, so that it can turn off the track or run in partsof the city where there are no tracks, if desired. It is there-fore particularly useful in those cities where the impor-tance of certain streets is such that tracks are not permittedupon them, or where by reason of their narrowness or theenormous traffic in them, the construction upon them ofrailway tracks is not feasible. The advantage of using thetrolley circuit in places is, of course, that the storage bat-tery can be made much lighter than if the omnibus wasentirely an electric automobile, that when running on thetracks the traction resistance is less, and also that the bat-teries can be stored from the trolley circuit during thistime, making it unnecessary to change COMBINED TROLLEY CAR AND AUTOMOBILE OMNIBUS To keep the vehicle on the tracks when operating as atrolley car, it is fitted with two guide wheels which run infront of the front driving wheels, and being flanged, keepthe regular wheels on the rails. When the vehicle is turned The general standard of street railway employees forfaithful service and fidelity to their trust has more thankept pace with the wonderful changes and improvementsthat rapid transit has brought about, and they will be foundvying with their brethren in other pursuits in their devo-tion to the best interests of their employers.—From ad-dress at the Montreal Convention, 1895.
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