. The Street railway journal . died? We attach the trolley rope to the pole by a spring snap, buthave had trouble when the trolley jumps the wire with the snapsunsnapping and thereby losing control of the pole. We issued ageneral order to the effect that on every car the trolley rope is tobe wound once around the pole and then fastened with wire, sothe snap cannot pull off. We have had no more trouble from thissource. Schenectady Ry. Co., Schenectady, N. Y. To overcome trouble caused by the trolley rope pulling awayfrom the pole, we are using the attachment shown in the drawings for connecting
. The Street railway journal . died? We attach the trolley rope to the pole by a spring snap, buthave had trouble when the trolley jumps the wire with the snapsunsnapping and thereby losing control of the pole. We issued ageneral order to the effect that on every car the trolley rope is tobe wound once around the pole and then fastened with wire, sothe snap cannot pull off. We have had no more trouble from thissource. Schenectady Ry. Co., Schenectady, N. Y. To overcome trouble caused by the trolley rope pulling awayfrom the pole, we are using the attachment shown in the drawings for connecting the rope to the pole. At the junction of the trolleyfork there is a malleable-iron ring, which is slipped over thespindle of the fork before the fork is put on the pole. Themalleable-iron ring thus has bearing against the end of the poleand the end of the fork, so that it cannot move up or down. Thismalleable iron ring has a projecting ring or eye through whichthe trolley rope passes, there being a galvanized thimble or cleat. METHOD OF ATTACHING TROLLEY ROPE TO POLE, BROOKLYN on the under side of the rope to prevent it from chafing. Theend of the rope is brought down for about 8 ins., and the twostrands are bound together with galvanized steel wire, wound inthe manner shown on the drawing. The company is now tryinga new metal clip or clamp for holding the end of the rope, and thispromises to supplant the galvanized steel wire used for binding. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. E 99.—What is the best method of treating car roofs forsecuring tight roofs ? In order to strengthen car roofs and prevent possible injury topassengers of the car by reason of the trolley pole becoming de-tached and being forced down through the roof, the InternationalRailway Company, of Buffalo, now reinforces the roofs of allcars by placing layers of No. 18 sheet steel over the hoods. Thesheets of steel are curved to fit the contour of the hood, as shownin the engraving, and they are screwed into the carli
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