. The Street railway journal . d, with wire bonds at special work. Alljoints use a telltale on the bond, con-sisting of a device for determining at oncewhether the joint is installed properly. A piece of pianowire, 30 ins. long, is attached to eacli end of the bond, andprotrudes at each end of the fish-plate, so that by walkingalong the track before the pavement is laid, the inspectorcan make sure that the bonds are in place. The wire issimply twisted around the bund, and the device has givengreat satisfaction, ii6 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XVIIL No. 5. All the cross-ties are
. The Street railway journal . d, with wire bonds at special work. Alljoints use a telltale on the bond, con-sisting of a device for determining at oncewhether the joint is installed properly. A piece of pianowire, 30 ins. long, is attached to eacli end of the bond, andprotrudes at each end of the fish-plate, so that by walkingalong the track before the pavement is laid, the inspectorcan make sure that the bonds are in place. The wire issimply twisted around the bund, and the device has givengreat satisfaction, ii6 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XVIIL No. 5. All the cross-ties are of oak or pine, well are 7 ft. 6 ins. long, 6 ins. thick, and not less than 8ins. face. Most of the track is ballasted with crushed stoneor pyrites, and to some extent cinders are used. TheLakewood line is ballasted outside of the city limits en-tirely of crushed stone, crushed by the Rapid Transit Com-pany at its owji crushing plant, which is situated on thisline. This crushing plant consists of a Champion No. 4. THE STANDARD SINGLE-TRUCK CAR stone crusher, made by the Good Roads Machinery Com-pany, Kennett Stjuare, Pa., and driven by a 30-hp motor,taking current from the line. The storage bin has a ca-pacity of 75 cu. yds. The crushed stone was all hauled inhopper cars, and deposited between the rails ready fortamping between the ties, so that from the time the rockwas placed on the crusher platform it was not handledby the men again until it was placed ready for tamping. Waiting stations are placed at convenient points allalong the lines after leaving the city limits. Their general so that any minor repairs can be made there. This carshed will be the headquarters of all cars at that end of thecity during the erection of the viaduct. The car house is on Butler Street, close to the center ofthe city. It is a frame building, 147 ft. x 168 ft., one storyhigh, with graveled roof and galvanized iron sides. Hereare situated the general offices of the company, the ofif
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