. The street railway review . Pittsburg, A. Mertes Manufacturing Company. Frederick .\ Lex. Wilmington, Lobdell Car Wheel Com-pany One of the most practical car devices which has been In-troduced of late is the trolley pole catcher and reel made byWilson, Thomson & Co., of Brooklyn, N. Y. Its object is tocatch the pole instantly after the wheel has left the wire andhold it securely until released by the conductor, thus prevent-ing to overhead wires. The illustration shows the catch-er .• to the dash, lint tliis is only one of several ways ofapplying it. The reel is regt
. The street railway review . Pittsburg, A. Mertes Manufacturing Company. Frederick .\ Lex. Wilmington, Lobdell Car Wheel Com-pany One of the most practical car devices which has been In-troduced of late is the trolley pole catcher and reel made byWilson, Thomson & Co., of Brooklyn, N. Y. Its object is tocatch the pole instantly after the wheel has left the wire andhold it securely until released by the conductor, thus prevent-ing to overhead wires. The illustration shows the catch-er .• to the dash, lint tliis is only one of several ways ofapplying it. The reel is regtdated by a long clock spring, takingup the slack rope and feeding it out to the trolley pole accordingto the inequalities of the line. The device permits an increasedpull upon the trolley pole spring, or the pull may be diminishedto a much lower standard than is practical without such attach-ment, because it acts instantaneously either at high or low pres-sure of the trolley on the wire. When the wheel leaves the wire. there is no shock to the trolley, no jumping of thetrolley from the car, no blow to each trolley wire hanger, butthe trolley is simply held firmly in place with no possible damageto any parts. Street railway managers, and especially thoseoperating high speed lines, will appreciate a device for accom-plishing what this iierforms. The catcher has been in serviceon five different roads for over a year and has proved practical,substantial and durable. Orders and recommendations have beenreceived from the Brooklyn Heights. Norfork. Mahoning and other street railway companies (has. .\. Wood,of Boston, was so well pleased with its operation that he hastaken the New England agency and is doing a good business inthis line. The Wilson trolley pole catcher is the only successfuldevice for that purpose on the market. TROLLEY WRECK AT COHOES. One of the most terrible disasters that ever happened on atrolley line was caused September ~i by an e
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