. Electric railway journal . equally applicable to the largest trucks. n66 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIII. No. 26. Some of the principal dimensions of the truck are givenbelow: Length over all 10 ft. 4 in. Load carried at center plate 14,350 lb. Weight without motors, wheels or axles 334*5 lb. Weight complete, without motors 5946 lb. Number of motors on each truck 2 Weight of each motor, complete 2800 lb. Wheels, diameter 33 in. Axles, diameter 4^2 in. Journals, diameter and length 3% in. x 7 in. Radius of shortest curve 32 ft. ELECTRIC CAR SIGNAL SYSTEM The Ohio Brass Company has just
. Electric railway journal . equally applicable to the largest trucks. n66 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIII. No. 26. Some of the principal dimensions of the truck are givenbelow: Length over all 10 ft. 4 in. Load carried at center plate 14,350 lb. Weight without motors, wheels or axles 334*5 lb. Weight complete, without motors 5946 lb. Number of motors on each truck 2 Weight of each motor, complete 2800 lb. Wheels, diameter 33 in. Axles, diameter 4^2 in. Journals, diameter and length 3% in. x 7 in. Radius of shortest curve 32 ft. ELECTRIC CAR SIGNAL SYSTEM The Ohio Brass Company has just placed on the marketa new electric car signal system to provide signals forclassification and rear end markers for electric cars, tooperate with or without main line current. This system issaid to be easier to maintain and operate than oil greater cleanliness, because of the absence of smoke andoil, insures clear signals at all times. Unlike oil lamps, thesignals do not jar, nor is there any fire risk. As the ap-. Figs. 1 and 2—Combination Lanterns paratus is permanently attached to the cars the signalscannot be forgotten, and the throwing of a switch is allthat is necessary to place them in service. If desirable,some light can be provided within the car should the maintrolley current fail. This auxiliary illumination also indi-cates to the conductor that his signals are operating. The following figures have been prepared by the manu-facturer to show that the oil lamp system really is moreexpensive than the electric system. It is assumed that four
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