. The Street railway journal . ceptionally moist places. PORTABLE LAMP A NEW TRUCK FOR LONG CARS The accompanying illustration shows a truck of novel de-sign, which has recently been brought out by the TaylorElectric Truck Company, of Troy, N. Y. It has been per-fected after a long experience with the necessities of the servicefor which it is intended, and it is confidently expected to meet. NEW TAYLOR DOUBLE TRUCK was to go to the North Jersey Traction Company. Theseengines are 32-in. and 64-in. x 54-in. stroke. The Brown-Corliss Engine Company is building its ownfoundry on land adjoining thi
. The Street railway journal . ceptionally moist places. PORTABLE LAMP A NEW TRUCK FOR LONG CARS The accompanying illustration shows a truck of novel de-sign, which has recently been brought out by the TaylorElectric Truck Company, of Troy, N. Y. It has been per-fected after a long experience with the necessities of the servicefor which it is intended, and it is confidently expected to meet. NEW TAYLOR DOUBLE TRUCK was to go to the North Jersey Traction Company. Theseengines are 32-in. and 64-in. x 54-in. stroke. The Brown-Corliss Engine Company is building its ownfoundry on land adjoining this machine shop. the requirements of all work where a small wheel-base truckis required. It is of such dimensions and its parts are so ar-ranged that it can be applied to long cars that are framednarrow on the sills, and yet accommodate itself to curves February 7, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 243 having short radii. The truck is built in two sizes, one having33-in. wheels and a 4-ft. 6-in. base, the other having and a 4-ft. 3-in. base. A novelty of the truck is the swing motion of the bolsterframe and the supporting elliptical springs. It is claimed thatthis is the only short wheel-base truck which combines thesedesirable properties. The elliptical springs from which thecar body is supported rest against a beam, which is hung bythe link shown in the engraving. The lowe
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