. Railway age . Fig. 1—Special Semaphore for East Hartford-Vernon Line. foundallons. The upper case contains llie signal mechanism whichis operated hy a llu-volt single-phase Induction motor. The motorhas sutllcliMit torque at starting to start under load from any pointIn the arc through which the signal The time required loclear both the home and llie distant arms Is tlve seconds. Ihelower case conlains the irui-k relays, the line relays, the controlling switches, the fuses and the lightning arrester.^. All signals havethe same apparatus In the same relative position and are wiredal
. Railway age . Fig. 1—Special Semaphore for East Hartford-Vernon Line. foundallons. The upper case contains llie signal mechanism whichis operated hy a llu-volt single-phase Induction motor. The motorhas sutllcliMit torque at starting to start under load from any pointIn the arc through which the signal The time required loclear both the home and llie distant arms Is tlve seconds. Ihelower case conlains the irui-k relays, the line relays, the controlling switches, the fuses and the lightning arrester.^. All signals havethe same apparatus In the same relative position and are wiredalike, iro that the maintaincr Muds a uniform arrangement in allthe cases. I)ui)llcate two-candle power Incandescent electric lightsarc used in the lanterns. Oil founts are also provided. At each signal there Is a trnnsformer transtormlng the current from the :;.2m)-volt line lo 110 volts lo supply iiirreni for thelocal signals and the i-nntrnl circulls for the next signals in therear. All wire connections betwe
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