. The street railway review . have the strength of their full thickness. A pair ofguides in the roof pocket controls the movement of the sashes andsteel guides or strips on the posts are straddled by the projectingedges of the two sheets of steel which compose the panels and bymeans of which they are conducted into the roof pockets. As will be noticed in the illustration, there arc no grab handleson the posts. An excellent substitute for grab handles consists ofbrackets between the backs of the seats and the posts. Thesebrackets are arranged to swivel when the seat backs are steppcd-over. As a
. The street railway review . have the strength of their full thickness. A pair ofguides in the roof pocket controls the movement of the sashes andsteel guides or strips on the posts are straddled by the projectingedges of the two sheets of steel which compose the panels and bymeans of which they are conducted into the roof pockets. As will be noticed in the illustration, there arc no grab handleson the posts. An excellent substitute for grab handles consists ofbrackets between the backs of the seats and the posts. Thesebrackets are arranged to swivel when the seat backs are steppcd-over. As a passenger leaves the car he finds but one handle totake hold of, and that is on the side which prompts him to facetoward the forward end of the car as he steps down upon therunning board and so to the ground; thus a common source ofdanger is abolished. When the car is closed, the absence of grabhandles on the posts of course adds to the appearance. Guard rails,one of which may be seen in the illustration in its lowered posi-. GR00\ CONVERTIBLE CAR FOR L.\TRODE, PA. AMERICAN CO. FAN AND ENGINE. within the width of the fan blades. This point is of great impor-tance, since, were the fan of the ordinary three spindle design, thecenter of gravity would be some distance out from the bearing andthere would be the tendency of the shaft to move on the fan bear-ing as a fulcrum and cause an upward thrust in the engine and onthe engine journal caps. With the single spider this trouble is notencountered. The engine is of the enclosed type, oiled by a recently devisedpump which distributes oil to all of the reciprocating and revolvingparts, even lubricating the eccentric outside of the frame. Tests inactual practice have proven that this fan will run several monthswithout oiling or adjustment. This blower set is manufactured bythe American Blower Co., of Detroit, Michigan. Consolidated Car Fender Co. Owing to the death of Mr. A. C. Woodworth, who has been gen-eral manage
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