. The street railway review . • 1. 1 1 1, tobi 1 n I lock ol , I ,11 pi issue $750,000 of 4! per ci nl fit gage 1 1 1 he road will ipproximately $1,500,000. 368 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. Xll. No. 6. TRUCKS FOR HIGH SPEED INTERURBANSERVICE. ■ i tin in.• ^i interesting electric railway undertakings in theUnited States is thai of ili> Aurora, Elgin .\which will probably have the main portion of its line in operation byJuly ist This road belongs to the recently dielectric railways which a- yel has been given no distinctive name,and has all the distinci team railroad Tin- trucks on which
. The street railway review . • 1. 1 1 1, tobi 1 n I lock ol , I ,11 pi issue $750,000 of 4! per ci nl fit gage 1 1 1 he road will ipproximately $1,500,000. 368 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. Xll. No. 6. TRUCKS FOR HIGH SPEED INTERURBANSERVICE. ■ i tin in.• ^i interesting electric railway undertakings in theUnited States is thai of ili> Aurora, Elgin .\which will probably have the main portion of its line in operation byJuly ist This road belongs to the recently dielectric railways which a- yel has been given no distinctive name,and has all the distinci team railroad Tin- trucks on which the high speed cars will I- mounted con-stitute a very important pari of the equipment, and the accompany-ing illustrations and descripl will !■ 1 interest lhc-i built by the Peckham Manufacturing Co., ol\.nk. and are known a thi M I B No. (O, and wi erurban, elevated or trunk limI he side Fi line th< equalizii andard Master Car Buildi enget car trucks with that diamond fi u the M. C I!, freight car trucks, the ii. FIG. l-1ECKHAMS M. C. B. NO. 30 TRUCK WITHOUT EQUALIZERS. except the motive power. There are double track- buill the entiredistance, except in towns, over private rights of way; the trackrails weigh 80 lbs. per yard and the third, or conductor, rail, whichis used for conveying current to the car- excepl in Aurora, weighloo lbs. per yard. The line connects with the Metropolitan Elevated, of Chicago, atWest S^d St., where there is an incline leading to the elevatedstructure, and thence west to Wheaton the distance is about 18miles; at Wheaton the road forks, one branch extending north-westerly to Elgin, a distance of 14 miles, the other running south this combination being to give a double factor of safety, as thediamond frame alone is sufficiently strong to carry the weight ofthe car without the aid of the equalizing bars, which are arrangedin pairs. one each side of the pedestals. To prevent the tilting ofthe top frames, an objectionable feature in the St
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