. The street railway review . On the return they also drop theWells St. rope, same as Wells St. cars, and a combinedslot and rail switch turns them west into the Clybourncable. The Clybourn cable is dropped going east beforereaching the curve and returning is not picked up untilon straight track. To provide for this, the curve leadingto Wells St. has a sufficient down grade in that directionto enable the train to make it by momentum and gravity. the table, to which it is geared by a series of wheels andshafts and thrown into action by means of a frictionclutch. There is a slot in the table whi
. The street railway review . On the return they also drop theWells St. rope, same as Wells St. cars, and a combinedslot and rail switch turns them west into the Clybourncable. The Clybourn cable is dropped going east beforereaching the curve and returning is not picked up untilon straight track. To provide for this, the curve leadingto Wells St. has a sufficient down grade in that directionto enable the train to make it by momentum and gravity. the table, to which it is geared by a series of wheels andshafts and thrown into action by means of a frictionclutch. There is a slot in the table which permits thecar to run across the table without lifting the grip. Thecar runs on to the table by momentum from the cable,and when the table has turned delivers the car to theother track. The table is so inclined that the car leavesit and rides to the pick up by gravity. Three levers con-trol the table ; one for forward motion, one to reverse,and one operates the brake. The table is built of steel girders, weighs 21 tons, is. On leaving Wells street and passing to the Clybourn ropeon Division street that track has a down grade, but in theopposite direction, giving the unusual construction of adouble track curve with an opposite grade for each was worked out by the chief engineer of the com-pany, Mr. S. Potis, Jr., who also occupies the same posi-tion for the West Chicago Cable road, and under whosepersonal direction this work, as well as the installing ofthe new machinery in the power house, was done. 20 ft. in diameter, has two cable tracks and will re\erse,something not accomplished in other cable car tables. Itmakes four complete revolutions per minute. All thedriving machiner} was devised by Mr. Potis. The tableitself was built bj- the Johnson Company, Johnstown, second table is provided, as shown in the plan, by
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