. The street railway review . .11 hat done In- full share in advancing n* mr•.w111 Mr. Ernst Is a grail Department of Civil Ens, I Purdue University, class f nl since graduating lia- been a member ..t the editorial -lalTf the Railway Age, i Chicago, in which position he ha* hadto il with certain phases of railway design. A COMBINED CAR ELEVATOR AND TRANS-FER TABLE. The accompanying illustration -11 ■ • \% - a novel style of car titable which, besides transferring track i track serves elevate cai ond story of the liinliling. rhis table is in use al the cat work* ,,f the J. (1. BrillCo., of Phil
. The street railway review . .11 hat done In- full share in advancing n* mr•.w111 Mr. Ernst Is a grail Department of Civil Ens, I Purdue University, class f nl since graduating lia- been a member ..t the editorial -lalTf the Railway Age, i Chicago, in which position he ha* hadto il with certain phases of railway design. A COMBINED CAR ELEVATOR AND TRANS-FER TABLE. The accompanying illustration -11 ■ • \% - a novel style of car titable which, besides transferring track i track serves elevate cai ond story of the liinliling. rhis table is in use al the cat work* ,,f the J. (1. BrillCo., of Philadelphia, Pa., and ».i- designed t serve a two storypaint shop buill to economize the limited ground space device consists of a steel frame mounted on wheels and havinga number of steel columns surmounted by rope sheaves. The plat-form is suspended by wire cable* drawn M-r the ti> sheaves anddown through ilu lower sheaves i winding drums operated byan electric motor. When the cars arc finished they are. CAH ELEVATOR ASH TRANSIER TABLE. defacing the building. Exhibitors will be held responsible for anydamage to the floor, walls r other parts of the building caused bythe act .ir negligence of tin- exhibitor or his aj The committee reservi If the right to cancel applic for space nol paid foi by Oct. i, 1902. Payment should be madein Mr. I. C. Penington, treasurer American Street Railwaj Vssociation, 2020 State St., Chicago, III from till car shops to the tracks leading to the transfer table andthe car 1- placed upon the latter. The table is then moved alongthe building to the track on which the car 1- to be set. If thi*.track is on the first floor the car runs directly upon it from thetable in the usual way. bul if il is on the second floor the winding drums are used i elevate the platform and car to the uppei fl the lin being 19 ft 6 m. The table 1- 50 ft. Imig over all and has Aug. 20, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 487 a platform at the upper l
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