. Electric railway journal . ugh the sapphireguide ring in the long shell projecting down from the coverof the mercury chamber, while the upper and larger shaft,which carries the damping disk and the worm for driving therecording train, is keyed freely to the lower shaft and is thusproperly driven from the armature. The ring jewel guide isvery accurately gaged to give a clearance of about in. in. on the armature shaft. The manufacturers claim that the non-spillable feature of themercury flotation meter, coupled with its ruggedness, rendersit especially desirable for use in car se
. Electric railway journal . ugh the sapphireguide ring in the long shell projecting down from the coverof the mercury chamber, while the upper and larger shaft,which carries the damping disk and the worm for driving therecording train, is keyed freely to the lower shaft and is thusproperly driven from the armature. The ring jewel guide isvery accurately gaged to give a clearance of about in. in. on the armature shaft. The manufacturers claim that the non-spillable feature of themercury flotation meter, coupled with its ruggedness, rendersit especially desirable for use in car service where a meter isinevitably subject to excessive shocks and jars when runningover bad joints and special work. GAS-ELECTRIC CAR FOR B., R. & P. RAILWAY MOTOR TRUCKS FOR WINNIPEG The Winnipeg (Man.) Electric Railway has recently receivedfrom the Baldwin Locomotive Works sixty-four trucks for cityservice which are of exceptionally light weight. These trucksare designated by the builders as Class 54-18-E and are of the. Truck for Winnipeg Electric Railway pedestal type with double equalizing beams on each side. Theequalizers support the side frames through coiled springs, eachof which is placed gl/i in. outside of the center of the adjacentjournal, so that while the wheel base is only 54 in. the springbase is 73 in. The side frames are forged of wrought iron andare 4 in. deep by il/2 in. thick. The pedestals are formed of The General Electric Company has just delivered a gas-electric car to the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg April 18 the car proceeded to its destination over the linesof the New York Central Railroad & Hudson River Railroad,carrying a party of prominent railroad men. The car is 66ft. long, 14 ft. 1 in, high and has a seating capacity of 49in the passenger compartment and 20 in the smoking com-partment, with two passengers per seat. This car derives its power from a gasoline engine and
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