. The street railway review . outside of the barrel acts togetherwith the cam shown in Fig. 2 in lifting the cutting plate awayfrom the upper surface of the rail whenever it is not desired touse the device. This cam is thrown at will by a wooden handlehaving a metal socket which fits over the short projection seen onthe side of the cam. A dog is provided which engages in suitablenotches to lock the cam at the working or idle position of the cutter Fig. 3 is a cross section of the device showing the vertical shaft,the compression spring and the ball bearing for lessening the fric-tion of the re
. The street railway review . outside of the barrel acts togetherwith the cam shown in Fig. 2 in lifting the cutting plate awayfrom the upper surface of the rail whenever it is not desired touse the device. This cam is thrown at will by a wooden handlehaving a metal socket which fits over the short projection seen onthe side of the cam. A dog is provided which engages in suitablenotches to lock the cam at the working or idle position of the cutter Fig. 3 is a cross section of the device showing the vertical shaft,the compression spring and the ball bearing for lessening the fric-tion of the revolving spindle. In this view the cutter i- showi 166 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW [Vol. XVI, No. 3. a released position as it should be when not engaging the top of therail. Fig. 4 shows the plan and elevation of the removable cuttingplate with its two rows of teeth or bosses. This self-operating device has been in practical operation on oneof the regular cars of the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Ry. during the — /-Pra G/7G£- -5-|. SECTION OF THE MILES THIRD-RAIL SHOE past winter and although the weather has not been specially severeexcept at one time, the cutter did at this time perform its work ina satisfactory way and has shown that it will remove the sleet undera severe test with the car operating at schedule speed. New Equipment for Peru. Within the present year, Lima, Peru, will have a modern electricrailway system. This line, which will include 30 miles of singletrack, is now under construction for the Ferrocarrilles Urbano deLima Co., which, for several years, has been operating horse carsin Lima. About one-half of the work of electrical equipment willbe completed by the first of July and the balance, it is expected, willbe in operation before the beginning of the year 1907. The work of converting the Lima street railway into an elec-trical system is under the direct supervision of A. W. McLimont,who is engineer for the Peru company. The railway materialand electrical apparatus
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