. The Street railway journal . PHILADELPHIA TOWER CAR IN SERVICE, SHOWING EXTENSION PLATFORM raised above the motor is controlled by means of a double-throw switch, The leaf, or platform, is turned on what might be termedfifth wheel, formed by a 3-in. x 3-in. angle-iron bent into December i, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 1057 a circular track, and is centered by means of a pin passinthrough the top of the tower. Supported by the cross chan-nels on the under side of the leaf is a 5-in. wrought-ironwheel, fitted with a roller bearing. This wheel runs on theangle-iron track, carries the
. The Street railway journal . PHILADELPHIA TOWER CAR IN SERVICE, SHOWING EXTENSION PLATFORM raised above the motor is controlled by means of a double-throw switch, The leaf, or platform, is turned on what might be termedfifth wheel, formed by a 3-in. x 3-in. angle-iron bent into December i, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 1057 a circular track, and is centered by means of a pin passinthrough the top of the tower. Supported by the cross chan-nels on the under side of the leaf is a 5-in. wrought-ironwheel, fitted with a roller bearing. This wheel runs on theangle-iron track, carries the weight of the leaf and reducesfriction to such an extent that again one man can easily swing. STDE VIEW OF THE PHILADELPHIA RAPID TRANSIT COMPANYS TOWER CAR FOR SUBUI !AN WORK the leaf into any desired position from the top of the car. necessary to place the cleats and rollers at the rear of theOn account of the extreme overhang of the leaf, it was found leaf so that they might travel on the under side of the angle^ STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXVIII. No. 22. iron track and thus distribute more uniformly the load whichwould otherwise come upon the center pin. As it is often convenient to be able to swing the leaf toeither end of the car, trolley sockets have been installed at xj dfcj^i 1 1 ! 1 1-! ■ X : 1 |t 1 ~l £• 1 £ ! :d im HF+M 1117 }7ll If I 1! u r j JiL,t1 T h |^—<b— ]—0—^[lp5 1 I! \ 1 tt0 tU PLAN VIEW OF GEARING ARRANGEMENT IN TOWER CAR either end. The base can readily be lifted from one socketand placed in the other. In stringing new wire, the reel ismounted inside of the car and the wire is passed over sheavesthrough the framing of the tower. This
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