. Electric railway journal . .Essentially it consists of a substantially built woodenbench securely bolted to the shop floor, to the top ofwhich a screw press has been attached. Blocking ateach side of the bench permits the press to be used instraightening short kinks, and also to serve as a clampfor straightening long bends by springing the ends of vein Kansas City Crossing, Complete a number of crossings at its shops, that just finishedis by far the largest that it has ever made. In general design the crossing does not differ fromothers used by this railway, but there is considerabledifferen
. Electric railway journal . .Essentially it consists of a substantially built woodenbench securely bolted to the shop floor, to the top ofwhich a screw press has been attached. Blocking ateach side of the bench permits the press to be used instraightening short kinks, and also to serve as a clampfor straightening long bends by springing the ends of vein Kansas City Crossing, Complete a number of crossings at its shops, that just finishedis by far the largest that it has ever made. In general design the crossing does not differ fromothers used by this railway, but there is considerabledifference in detail. Thus all knee braces were planedto fit the section of the rail, and they were also madeunusually heavy in view of the companys experiencethat such braces prove often to be the weakest partof a crossing. All holes were reamed before the cross-ing was assembled, and the crossing was put togetherwith bolts that had been turned and then installed witha driving fit. Section 3y<SecMoiit—3 Section E-E Section F-F. 100 % Section B-B 100 Section A -A .Note: All outside arms to be 4 long Electric Ry Journal General Layout and Construction Details of T-Rail Steam Railroad Crossing Built at the Shops of the Metropolitan Street Railway, Kansas City, Mo. June 20, 1914.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 1407 TAP FIELD MOTORS FOR CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY The 200 new motors in two-motor equipments re-cently supplied by the General Electric Company to theChicago City Railway for service on its new cars, whilefollowing generally the well-defined lines of modernrailway motor practice, embody many motors, known as GE-242-A, are of the ventilated,commutating pole type, designed for tapped field opera-tion, and are fitted with induced ventilation. Under the A. I. E. E. standard, the GE-242-A motorhas an hourly rating of 65 hp on 600 volts, and of 55hp on 500 volts, but has a largely increased servicecapacity when compared with motors of the closed typ
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