. The street railway review . rnrailway, of England, the Liverpool Corporation tramways, Liver-pool Overhead and a number of other electric railways, in- The jack shown in the accompanying illustration is a product ofthe Buckeye Jack Manufacturing Co., of Louisville. and is whatis known as its No. 2 automatic lowering jack, being suitable for allgeneral lifting purposes. This jack is one that has given generalsatisfaction and gratifying results as used by electric railway com-panies in track construction, and in emergency cases, such as a de-railment or accident. Its operation is
. The street railway review . rnrailway, of England, the Liverpool Corporation tramways, Liver-pool Overhead and a number of other electric railways, in- The jack shown in the accompanying illustration is a product ofthe Buckeye Jack Manufacturing Co., of Louisville. and is whatis known as its No. 2 automatic lowering jack, being suitable for allgeneral lifting purposes. This jack is one that has given generalsatisfaction and gratifying results as used by electric railway com-panies in track construction, and in emergency cases, such as a de-railment or accident. Its operation is simple and easy, operating atany angle. The load may be moved up or down half a notch at eachstroke, and the direction is easily controlled by the eccentric at theside of the frame. The frame or ba.^e is of malleable iron; the rackis of forged steel, with machine-cut teeth; the pawls are droppedforged, open hearth steel of high carbon; the fulcrum pin is of highcarbon rolled steel, machined: the hearings are of hardened steel. NO. 2 AUTOMATIC LOWERING JACK. and the handles made of selected ash or hickory. The capacity ofthe No. 2 jack is 10 tons, and is of the following dimensions: heightwith bar down, 21 in.; raise of bar, 10 in.; height with bar raised,31 in.; size of bar, ij^ x l^ in., and weight, 65 lb. The BuckeyeJack Manufacturing Co., which has a large and well appointed fac-tory at Louisville, O., has for some years given special attention tothe manufacture of jacks to meet the demands of both steam andelectric railroads and manufacture several other types and sizes ofjacks than that illustrated. The Old Colony Street Railway Co. is making arrangements forhauling tlie product of neighboring shoe factories over its lines. Feb. is, QOS STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 129 A New Combination Mail and Kxprcss Car. Ilic accnmpaiiyiiig illiistralioii shows llie lypc of new coiiibiiiationmail aiitl express car recently liiiilt liy the Laconia Car CompanyWorks for the rorlsnioiith, Dover
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