. Electric railway journal . PEDAL ATTACHMENT FOR FOOT OPERATION OFCONTROL AND BRAKES 978 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 51, No. 20 Gutters on Cars Reduce Labor ofCleaning and Protect Passengers New Type of Gutter Applied to Cars of the NewYork, Westchester & Boston Railway By R. R. Potter Superintendent of Equipment DURING the first years of operation of the cars ofthe New York, Westchester & Boston Railway agreat deal of trouble was experienced with the rust anddirt from the roofs washing down over the windowsand sides of the cars. A large part of this was dueto the use of steel trolley wire
. Electric railway journal . PEDAL ATTACHMENT FOR FOOT OPERATION OFCONTROL AND BRAKES 978 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 51, No. 20 Gutters on Cars Reduce Labor ofCleaning and Protect Passengers New Type of Gutter Applied to Cars of the NewYork, Westchester & Boston Railway By R. R. Potter Superintendent of Equipment DURING the first years of operation of the cars ofthe New York, Westchester & Boston Railway agreat deal of trouble was experienced with the rust anddirt from the roofs washing down over the windowsand sides of the cars. A large part of this was dueto the use of steel trolley wire and steel pantographtrolley shoes. Conditions were so bad that it was al-most impossible to keep the windows clean and thesides of the cars in a respectable condition. Guttershave been applied to remedy the difficulty, as shown inthe accompanying illustrations. These are formed of^V-im steel bent to proper shape and stiffened with steel wire rolled into the rim. Stiffening brackets areinstalled every 18 GUTTERS APPLIED TO THE LOWER ROOF SHEETS ONWESTCHESTER CARS
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