. The Street railway journal . DOUBLE-DECKED CAR FOR CAPE TOWN The height of the car inside is 6 ft. 8 ins., ample for men of rathermore than the average height. There are two oil headlights,radial draw-bars, angle iron buffers, a pair of Brill sand-boxes andtwo Dedenda gongs. The upper deck is defended by heavycurtains at both sides and ends. In connection with this order a pair of cars 22 ft. in length, ofthe same general type were also purchased. The principal differ-ence is that they are mounted upon a pair of Eureka maximumtraction trucks fitted each with a G. E. 1000 motor. The largercar
. The Street railway journal . DOUBLE-DECKED CAR FOR CAPE TOWN The height of the car inside is 6 ft. 8 ins., ample for men of rathermore than the average height. There are two oil headlights,radial draw-bars, angle iron buffers, a pair of Brill sand-boxes andtwo Dedenda gongs. The upper deck is defended by heavycurtains at both sides and ends. In connection with this order a pair of cars 22 ft. in length, ofthe same general type were also purchased. The principal differ-ence is that they are mounted upon a pair of Eureka maximumtraction trucks fitted each with a G. E. 1000 motor. The largercars are capable of making a much higher rate of speed, and willbe valuable in the city and suburban service. An Interlocking System Applied to Grade Crossings The interlocking apparatus of the Taylor Signal Company,which is finding favor with steam railroad men for large inter-locking plants in switchyards and station terminals is also beingapplied to the protection of grade crossings of steam and electric r. roads. Two such applications have been made on the main line ofthe Lake Shore & Michigan Southern at Fremont, and at Genoa,Ohio, where the Toledo, Fremont & Norwalk Electric Railwaycrosses it. Before describing this crossing in particular it will bewell to explain some of the details of the Taylor Signal Companysapparatus. The equipment uses electricity entirely for the work-ing of both switches and signals instead of compressed air or me-chanical connection to the tower by rods and wires. To operatethe switches and derailing switches a i-hp electric motor is employed. One of these motors, with accompanying mechanism,connected to a derailing switch, as used on the interlocking gradecrossing is shown in the illustration. The mechanism operates asfollows: When the motor starts to open the switch the first partof the movement pulls a pin that unlocks the switch. The nextpart of the movement opens the switch itself, after which the lock-ing mechanism is again thrown in. The moto
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