. The street railway review . ments include Nichols-Lintern pneumatic sandcrs;Van Dorn draw bars and couplers; Stanwood double steel steps; footgongs; push buttons; two trolley poles; rear and front signal lights;rear flags; fire extinguishers; and a full line of tools in tool boxesto be used in case of accident. The cars are mounted on Peckham M. C. B. No. 30 trucks, with6^i-in. axles and 36-in. M. C. B. standard double plate cast ironwheels. The trucks combine a number of special features, andare built on lines to insure the maximum safety as well as strengthand wear. The rolling stock is to
. The street railway review . ments include Nichols-Lintern pneumatic sandcrs;Van Dorn draw bars and couplers; Stanwood double steel steps; footgongs; push buttons; two trolley poles; rear and front signal lights;rear flags; fire extinguishers; and a full line of tools in tool boxesto be used in case of accident. The cars are mounted on Peckham M. C. B. No. 30 trucks, with6^i-in. axles and 36-in. M. C. B. standard double plate cast ironwheels. The trucks combine a number of special features, andare built on lines to insure the maximum safety as well as strengthand wear. The rolling stock is to be operated with the GeneralElectric multiple control system, known as type M. The cars aresupplied with Christensen air brakes, equipped with independentmotor-driven compressors and automatic governors. INTERURBAN ROADBED CONSTRUCTION. In building intcrurban roadbeds the construction of light embank-ments is frequently necessary and a machine has been especiallydesigned for work of this nature by the Western Wheeled Scraper. GRADEK. Co., of Aurora, III. It is called an elevating grader and consistsessentially of a frame and truck which support a plow and end-less carrier. The plow takes up the earth and deposits it on thecarrier, which elevates it to the opposite side of the machine andthrows it into the embankment. From 12 to 16 horses are used onthe machine, according to the quality of the soil, and beside twodrivers only one operator is required. The company guaranteesthat the machine will move at least 1,000 cu. yd. per day of 10 hourswith the power named. An illustration of the elevating grader is shown herewith. Themain frame is constructed of steel channel bars and the otherparts of steel angle bars, insuring strength and durability. There iiififiiifiiiit • iiiirifinnn iinnnnnn nnnnnnii Unmm.
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