. The Street railway journal . ONE OF THE SINGLE-TRUCK CARS, EQUIPPED WITH STORAGE AIR BRAKES, TAKING SUPPLY OF HIGH-PRESSURE AIR the charging hose is carried out from the protecting box at theside of the street and hooked on to the charging coupling uponthe nearer side of the truck and the high-pressure supply turnedon by means of a cock in the street box. The time taken forcharging the storage tanks to the pressure carried, namely,300 lbs., is very short, varying from thirty to forty seconds, ac-cording to the pressure remaining in the storage tanks. Thestation shown in the view is the charg
. The Street railway journal . ONE OF THE SINGLE-TRUCK CARS, EQUIPPED WITH STORAGE AIR BRAKES, TAKING SUPPLY OF HIGH-PRESSURE AIR the charging hose is carried out from the protecting box at theside of the street and hooked on to the charging coupling uponthe nearer side of the truck and the high-pressure supply turnedon by means of a cock in the street box. The time taken forcharging the storage tanks to the pressure carried, namely,300 lbs., is very short, varying from thirty to forty seconds, ac-cording to the pressure remaining in the storage tanks. Thestation shown in the view is the charging station at the MonroeAvenue shops, the high-pressure supply being obtained fromthe air-compressor outfit, above referred to in the truck depart- DETAIL VIEW OF THE NEW TYPE OF REINFORCED WOODEN GEAR CASE NOW IN USE AT DETROIT installed upon a specially built box car so that it may travelfrom point to point upon the lines of the company, as may bedesired. The car is a double-truck closed-body car, resemblingthe style of bag
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