. Electric railway journal . rd 5-in. axle has been adopted for all city cars andthe standard 6-in. heat-treated axle for interurban are being rebuilt to meet these requirements. Thestandard motor equipment is four 333-B-2 Westinghousemotors with HL control for interurban cars. This typeof motor was selected because of the field control feature,which is suitable for either limited or local service. It hasthe advantage of low-gear ratio for starting, but is alsosuitable for high-speed operation. The city car motor equip-ment has been standardized by using two GE-210 motorswith K-36
. Electric railway journal . rd 5-in. axle has been adopted for all city cars andthe standard 6-in. heat-treated axle for interurban are being rebuilt to meet these requirements. Thestandard motor equipment is four 333-B-2 Westinghousemotors with HL control for interurban cars. This typeof motor was selected because of the field control feature,which is suitable for either limited or local service. It hasthe advantage of low-gear ratio for starting, but is alsosuitable for high-speed operation. The city car motor equip-ment has been standardized by using two GE-210 motorswith K-36 control. All wiring is being installed in conduitto standard diagrams, and the electrical equipment mountedunder the car floor is arranged and balanced on an inch-pound basis. ASPHALT CAR AT KANSAS CITY, MO. One of the problems in making asphalt repairs is thetransportation of the prepared asphaltum from the mixingand heating place to the place where repairing is do this economically, A. E. Harvey, chief engineer. Asphalt Delivery Car for Kansas City Metropolitan Street Railway Company, Kansas City, Mo.,recently built the large asphalt car shown herewith. This asphalt delivery car consists of the underframe ofan old car which had been arranged forsingle-end operation. As asphalt is very heavy and hardto handle in large lots by hand, fourteen separate bins of7^4 cu. ft. capacity each are provided. These are sup-ported on brackets and trunnions which are slightly offcenter and are arranged symmetrically on the car deck,seven on each side. The size of these bins is such as toprovide for an aisle along the center of the car, and themethod of balancing the bins on trunnions as well as theshape of the bins themselves makes dumping by hand pos-sible with little effort. The bins are built of 2-in. vellowpine lined with sheet asbestos and 16-gage sheet steel. Thecontrol cab at one end is glazed on all sides to give themotorman a clear view at all times. 480 ELEC
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