. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1.—CONDUCTOR RAISING THE STOP-GATE railroad crossings, which is not a success where there is muchice and snow. The application of this device is well shown inthe two accompanying illustrations. Fig. 1 shows the conductor in position to raise the gate infront of the car. In order to do this, he pulls downward on a spring bar, which action raises the gate. The conductor con-tinues to hold the gate in this position until the car has crossedthe track and cleared the gate under which he is standing. Hethen releases the spring rod, which releases and drops the gat
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1.—CONDUCTOR RAISING THE STOP-GATE railroad crossings, which is not a success where there is muchice and snow. The application of this device is well shown inthe two accompanying illustrations. Fig. 1 shows the conductor in position to raise the gate infront of the car. In order to do this, he pulls downward on a spring bar, which action raises the gate. The conductor con-tinues to hold the gate in this position until the car has crossedthe track and cleared the gate under which he is standing. Hethen releases the spring rod, which releases and drops the gateunder which he stands, leaving it in position to stop any car. FIG. 2.—CONDUCTOR HOLDING THE STOP-GATE UP going in the opposite direction. Fig. 2 shows the gate conductor keeps the gate in this position until the car hascrossed. The company has found that these gates will absolutely pre-vent a car from running over a steam railroad crossing untilthe conductor first has crossed the track and seen that it isclear to let his car cross. *♦>— GRAND RAPIDS, HOLLAND & CHICAGO RAILWAY RAISESFARES AND DROPS MILEAGE SYSTEM The Grand Rapids, Holland & Chicago Railway has raisedits rates of fare and will not issue mileage books. The Ohiointerchangeable mileage books will also be withdrawn. Thenew schedule does away with fares of odd amounts and makesall multiples of five. The company gives as a reason for thechange of rates that the extra work required in making changeunder the old system and the issuing of receipts so overbur-dened the conductors that they were unable to attend to theirother duties properly. Tickets may be purcha
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