. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1—AXLE-DRIVEN GEARED COMPRESSOR FIG. 2—OPERATING HANDLE instantaneous application of the brakes, a much quicker release,and is very economical of air. The motion of the handle is trans-mitted through a pulley on the end of the staff below the plat-form, and a single line of chain and rod from either end of thecar, to a bell crank lever, which in turn pushes the valve stem inand opens the valve. The companys shops in Jersey City present a most busy ap-pearance. They measure 100 ft. x 200 ft., and so many ordershave bten received for air brakes as to require t
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1—AXLE-DRIVEN GEARED COMPRESSOR FIG. 2—OPERATING HANDLE instantaneous application of the brakes, a much quicker release,and is very economical of air. The motion of the handle is trans-mitted through a pulley on the end of the staff below the plat-form, and a single line of chain and rod from either end of thecar, to a bell crank lever, which in turn pushes the valve stem inand opens the valve. The companys shops in Jersey City present a most busy ap-pearance. They measure 100 ft. x 200 ft., and so many ordershave bten received for air brakes as to require their operation fortwenty-four hours a day during the past summer. The presentfacilities of the shops are ten equipments a day, but if necessarythe company could turn out fifteen equipments a day. Onehundred men are employed, and the machinery equipment is ofthe latest and most complete type. The company makes a spe-cialty of testing all equipments before shipping, and has a specialdepartment where these tests are carried o
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