. The Street railway journal . WASON SNOW-PLOW raise and lower. This connection can be cut out at any timeso that the shares may be worked independently, all by a hand-wheel staff at either end of the plow. The shares are so hung that they may be adjusted and arefree to conform to the unevenness of the rail at all times. Thebottom edge of the share is fully protected by a heavy steelplate, in. thick, so shaped as to conform to the crown of theroad bed between and just outside the rails; heavy steel shoesbear on the rail, insuring a clean rail, saving much loss ofpower; for ice heavy tool steel
. The Street railway journal . WASON SNOW-PLOW raise and lower. This connection can be cut out at any timeso that the shares may be worked independently, all by a hand-wheel staff at either end of the plow. The shares are so hung that they may be adjusted and arefree to conform to the unevenness of the rail at all times. Thebottom edge of the share is fully protected by a heavy steelplate, in. thick, so shaped as to conform to the crown of theroad bed between and just outside the rails; heavy steel shoesbear on the rail, insuring a clean rail, saving much loss ofpower; for ice heavy tool steel pointed diggers are providedforward of the wheels, making a clean rail doubly STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. END VIEWS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC 74-MOTOR, AS USED IN MILWAUKEE diameter by 6}i ins. long, as against 2% ins. x 6^ ins. Thewidth of the gear face is 5^ ins., as against 5 ins. in the Gen-eral Electric 57. The weight of the General Electric 74-motorcomplete with gear and cover is approximately 3320 lbs. TheGeneral Electric 70 is a lighter motor, which the MilwaukeeElectric Railway & Light Company has ordered for city ser-vice, and which has the same ideas embodied in its have been 100 four-motor equipments ordered for this city service. +++ Orders have been received from Washington designatingthe Worcester & Southbridge Street Railway, operating be-tween Worcester and Southbridge, Mass., as a mail route, be-ginning Sept. 14. Each share is provided with an indicator, showing plainlythe exact height of share from rail, a device of much value forproperly clearing switches, frogs, guard rails, etc. The sharecan be raised 10 ins. above the rail. The
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