. Electric railway journal . motion. The use of the foot valve in connectionwith the car operating equipment, while a great con-venience to the operator, is looked upon with suspicionby some managements as encouraging the operatortoward other duties which detract from the properoperation of his equipment. With the present standard location of equipment, thecircuit breaker is located inside the front overload conditions occur the blowing of thiscircuit breaker alarms the passengers, and in cases ofcrowded conditions injury is liable to result. On othertypes of equipment it ha
. Electric railway journal . motion. The use of the foot valve in connectionwith the car operating equipment, while a great con-venience to the operator, is looked upon with suspicionby some managements as encouraging the operatortoward other duties which detract from the properoperation of his equipment. With the present standard location of equipment, thecircuit breaker is located inside the front overload conditions occur the blowing of thiscircuit breaker alarms the passengers, and in cases ofcrowded conditions injury is liable to result. On othertypes of equipment it has long been considered essentialto place all circuit breaking mechanism underneath thecar and remove all danger from serious results of thischaracter to a location remote from passengers. Thechanging of the present location of the circuit breakerhas been considered in several instances as offering afield for To prevent the lights in the body of the car frominterfering with the view of the motorman during hours. Seating Capacity 55Standing « ._£5(Comfortab(e)Total 60 Passengers a proposed seating arrangement for double-endsafety car with double doors of darkness a curtain is provided which is drawn aroundthe back and right side of him. The lights to the rightof the operator are also equipped with shades for thispurpose. It has been suggested that a better arrange-ment of lights could be provided, so as to provide notonly for less interference with the view of the motormanbut also to provide illumination of the step when thedoor is opened. The use of a safety panel for all switches and fusesin the light, buzzer, compressor, register and heater cir-cuits as first used on the cars of the Brooklyn RapidTransit Company is also an additional feature of safetyworthy of consideration, as is also the use of pushbuttons without exposed metal parts, as was suggestedin the first part of this article. Improvements in brake rigging connections by theuse of box-type jaws have b
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