. The Street railway journal . andPintsch gas. The company owns its own Pintsch gasplant, from which it supplies the gas to its interurban andprivate cars, and also to the steam railroad companies pass-ing through the city, piping the gas from the plant to theUnion Depot, about a mile away. Another sketch shows the method of cleating wiresunder the side of the car in preference to using a cable theentire length. The wires are cleated, as shewn, the fulllength of car underneath side seats, entering a cable at theends which carries the wires under the platform to the con- STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL.
. The Street railway journal . andPintsch gas. The company owns its own Pintsch gasplant, from which it supplies the gas to its interurban andprivate cars, and also to the steam railroad companies pass-ing through the city, piping the gas from the plant to theUnion Depot, about a mile away. Another sketch shows the method of cleating wiresunder the side of the car in preference to using a cable theentire length. The wires are cleated, as shewn, the fulllength of car underneath side seats, entering a cable at theends which carries the wires under the platform to the con- STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XVI. No. 35. troller. All wires where passing through the floor or tim-bers of the car are protected by porcelain bushings. Theseporcelain bushings are considered a very important fea-ture and have done much to increase the efficiency of the bicyclist who was struck by a car running at full man and wheel were caught on the fender under thecar, and when pulled out were unhurt, the man riding awayon the PAVILION IN MINERVA PARK ENTRANCE TO MINERVA PARK wiring. The total maintenance cost for all rolling stockis less than 1 cent per car mile. Each car is fitted with an automatic fender, which costs,
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