. Electric railway journal . Wheel Guard Attached to Truck is largely due to the materialsemployed in their are built throughout ofmalleable iron and spring steel. Both fender and wheel guardare basket shaped, to retain anyobject which may lodge uponthem. They are very elastic,and are not seriously harmedeven by collision. Our Fenders are dropped intwo ways; by foot trip or appli-cation of emergency air brake—our Wheel Guards are ope-rated in any one or all of threeways: by gate trip, foot trip orapplication of emergency airbrake. They are accelerated in drop-ping and held do
. Electric railway journal . Wheel Guard Attached to Truck is largely due to the materialsemployed in their are built throughout ofmalleable iron and spring steel. Both fender and wheel guardare basket shaped, to retain anyobject which may lodge uponthem. They are very elastic,and are not seriously harmedeven by collision. Our Fenders are dropped intwo ways; by foot trip or appli-cation of emergency air brake—our Wheel Guards are ope-rated in any one or all of threeways: by gate trip, foot trip orapplication of emergency airbrake. They are accelerated in drop-ping and held down by powerfulsprings. Can be reset from theplatform. The ConsolidatedCar Fender Co. Manufacturers of theProvidence Fender and Wheel Guard OFFICE AND FACTORY : PROVIDENCE, R. I. BRANCH OFFICE: 110 East 23d Street, New York European Agents : Comptoire dElectricite,6 Rue Boudreau, Pari*, France. ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. 97. 1200 Parmenter Wheel Guards have recently been ordered by the Metropolitan Street Railway of New York. These new 1909 model wheel guards are providedwith an anti-vibrating hanger which overcomes rigid vibrationfrom the truck and carries the guard more flexibly than if thelatter were attached to the car body. :: :: :: :: ::They are absolutely automatic, can be used with or withoutfender, and can be reset from the platform. :: :: :: :: Five reasons why a wheel guard should be attached to the trucks: 1st. Because a wheel guard suspended from the car body 3rd. They will cover the rails at all times. will in time sag the platform or split the sills. 4th. They are easier to adjust and maintain. 2nd. They can be carried twelve inches nearer the wheels. 5ih. They have a very much neater appearance on a car. We are ready to demonstrate the truth of all our claims. Write for particulars. Parmenter Fender and Wheel Guard Co. 84 Fiske Building, Boston, Mass. 98 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. fitted to
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