. Electric railway review . object is struckby the fender, the forward portion immediately opens up and March 28, L908. ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW M)3 withholds the object until the fender is again set in positionby the motorman. When not in use, the fender may be foldedrioseh against the dash of the car. ELECTRIC FLOOR SURFACER. Electric railways which operate dance pavilions, rollerskating rinks and bowling alleys are often put to considerableexpense for resurfacing the floors as they become worn orwarped. To facilitate this work and enable floors to be sur-faced at a low cost the Real Estate I
. Electric railway review . object is struckby the fender, the forward portion immediately opens up and March 28, L908. ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW M)3 withholds the object until the fender is again set in positionby the motorman. When not in use, the fender may be foldedrioseh against the dash of the car. ELECTRIC FLOOR SURFACER. Electric railways which operate dance pavilions, rollerskating rinks and bowling alleys are often put to considerableexpense for resurfacing the floors as they become worn orwarped. To facilitate this work and enable floors to be sur-faced at a low cost the Real Estate Improvement Compan:Providence. R. I., is promoting the sab- of the Wattles electricfloor surfacing machine. The accompanying illustrationshows three of these machines as they appear in service. The device comprises an electric motor driving surfacingcutters which plane wooden floors so that thej are as smoothas when newly laid. Special claims are made for the effectivework Inn,- by this machine. Economy is gained by its use. the roof were designed with the most careful attention I chanical details. Owing to the extremely long platforms, which are sevenfeet in length at each end of the car. it was necessary toprovide for a very heavy live load on each platform. Themiddle platform knees are made of 60-pound T-rails. extendingthrough and back of the body bolsters, firmly riveted to crossbracing. In order to allow the platform flooring to be se-curely fastened to these middle knees, an oak strip was boltedto each, to which the platform flooring is screwed. The out-side knees consist of heavy channel irons, bent to shape andbolted at the rear ends, through the side sills and truss plate.
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