. The Street railway journal . HEAVY CAR FOR FREIGHT the bottom, the outer ones being plated with deep steel sills are placed at a height similar to steam railway freightcars, but the buffers are built down so as to range with thebuffers of the passenger cars, to prevent telescoping in case ofa collision. AND EXPRESS SERVICE . reservoir, 30 ins. x 78 ins., for storage of compressed air. Theremainder of the tank is the water compartment. The width of the street it will sprinkle is governed by the airpressure supplied to the water compartment. This pressure iscontrolled by a reducing,
. The Street railway journal . HEAVY CAR FOR FREIGHT the bottom, the outer ones being plated with deep steel sills are placed at a height similar to steam railway freightcars, but the buffers are built down so as to range with thebuffers of the passenger cars, to prevent telescoping in case ofa collision. AND EXPRESS SERVICE . reservoir, 30 ins. x 78 ins., for storage of compressed air. Theremainder of the tank is the water compartment. The width of the street it will sprinkle is governed by the airpressure supplied to the water compartment. This pressure iscontrolled by a reducing, regulating valve. Variation in the February 14, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. distance the water is sprayed is governed by a lever operated bythe foot, readily controlled from maximum discharge to quickshut-off by spring action when meeting carriage or vehicle. The car is provided with an annular sprinkling head at eachend, which discharges the water in sheets, maintaining its unity12 ins. to 18 ins. from the head. Either or
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