. The street railway review . tock, and will run two wheels which areexpected to furnish to run the elec-tric roads of Rutland and from Rutland to Pittsford andpossibly to Brandon. The head of water at the powerhouse is about 800 feet, GETTING RID OF CURVES. The electric lines in and around Pittsburg are prepar-ing plans for the elimination of curves. The PleasantValley and the Carnegie companies will, during thepresent summer, change the position of their tracks soas to do away with their worst curves, which not onlycompel slow running but cause severe wear on the rollingsto
. The street railway review . tock, and will run two wheels which areexpected to furnish to run the elec-tric roads of Rutland and from Rutland to Pittsford andpossibly to Brandon. The head of water at the powerhouse is about 800 feet, GETTING RID OF CURVES. The electric lines in and around Pittsburg are prepar-ing plans for the elimination of curves. The PleasantValley and the Carnegie companies will, during thepresent summer, change the position of their tracks soas to do away with their worst curves, which not onlycompel slow running but cause severe wear on the rollingstock. It would, perhaps, be well if companies wouldlearn the economy of building right in the first place. THE DEVLIN POWER BRAKE. The accompanying illustration represents a new formof brake for street car use which is designed to com-bine the functions of a wheel and track brake. Thedevice is owned and operated by the Devlin PowerBrake Company, of .Memphis, Tenn. To the brake-head castinji A, is attached a wheel shoe B. with a. DEVLIN BRAKE. groove into which the casting fits, and to the lower edgeof the casting is keyed the rail shoe C. The casting Ais carried in a clevis, E, which is supported from abracket secured to the truck frame by a rod having asurrounding spiral spring resting upon the bracket. Inoperation, when the shoe is drawn against the wheel,the friction causes the spring to yield and, if the press-ure is sufHcient, brings the track shoe into contact withthe rail. The length of this shoe being eight or teninches the combined friction of the two shoes furnishesa very great retarding force. It is claimed that withthis device a car running at full speed can be stoppedwithout reversing in twenty feet, and that the brake shoe
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