. The Street railway journal . 161 Holes. LARGE ENGINE FOR LOUISVILLE nearer the center of the car than is the bolster on the fronttruck. The motors on the first line are mostly Steel mo-tors, that on the latter Westinghouse No. 3, with old typeresistance controllers. The Rapid Railway employs bothpractices on its long 42-ft. cars. The motors are mostly ofthe Walker type, and the general manager states that hefinds two motors more desirable than four , and as easy to obtain traction with them. On thisroad, where two motors are employed, a motor is carriedon the rear axle o
. The Street railway journal . 161 Holes. LARGE ENGINE FOR LOUISVILLE nearer the center of the car than is the bolster on the fronttruck. The motors on the first line are mostly Steel mo-tors, that on the latter Westinghouse No. 3, with old typeresistance controllers. The Rapid Railway employs bothpractices on its long 42-ft. cars. The motors are mostly ofthe Walker type, and the general manager states that hefinds two motors more desirable than four , and as easy to obtain traction with them. On thisroad, where two motors are employed, a motor is carriedon the rear axle of each truck. ♦♦♦ Our experience has been that if the conductors and thepassengers will use the transfers as we intended theyshould use them, we can afford to give them.—From ad-dress at the Montreal Convention, 1895. which becomes operative when the speed exceeds the nor-mal by five revolutions. The total weight of the engine is325 tons. The engine illustrates the current favor with which ver-tical engines for large units are re
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