. The Street railway journal . ctingpumps, each pump and its engineso arranged by the side of andconnected with the other that thesteam valve of each is operated bythe steam piston of the other. Inthis way great certainty of actionand a remarkably uniform de-livery from the pump is secured. The machine has water cylin-ders of special design, each beingcast in one solid piece very thickand heavy. The valves are ofrubber of special composition forheavy pressure, and are arrangedin separate chambers, each havingits individual cover, thus affordingthe greatest strength and mostconvenience. The plu
. The Street railway journal . ctingpumps, each pump and its engineso arranged by the side of andconnected with the other that thesteam valve of each is operated bythe steam piston of the other. Inthis way great certainty of actionand a remarkably uniform de-livery from the pump is secured. The machine has water cylin-ders of special design, each beingcast in one solid piece very thickand heavy. The valves are ofrubber of special composition forheavy pressure, and are arrangedin separate chambers, each havingits individual cover, thus affordingthe greatest strength and mostconvenience. The plungers haveoutside stuffing boxes, so that anyleak can readily be detected andinstantly adjusted. This machineis especially recommended to work against a heavy pressure. Thepump at the station of the West End Street Railway Company is feed-ing boilers of 6,000 H. P. capacity with 200 lbs. pressure. Deane independent condensers and boiler feed pumps are usedin the following street railway power stations: Union Railway Com- \ ) J. COMPOUND, DUPLEX, DOUBLE PLUNGER PUMP FOR BOSTON. track. It is inclined at a slight forward angle, so that in striking anymovable object the springs allow the screen to drop to the track. The cut, Fig. 1, shows the fender as applied to one of the cars ofthe Consolidated Traction Company, of New Jersey. The Manchester (N. H.) Street Railway Company has been grantedpermission by the City Council to equip its lines with electricity. pany, New York; Lynn & Boston Railway; Worcester, Leicester &Spencer Street Railway; New Haven, Conn.; Springfield, Mass.; Holy-oke, Mass.; Titusville, Pa.; Lowell, Mass.; Brockton, Mass.; Atlanta,Ga.; (Brooklyn) Atlantic Avenue; Nashville, Tenn.; Bethelem, Pa.;Toledo, O.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Cleveland, O.; Galesburg, 111.; Weston,W. Va.; Hartford, Conn.; Northampton, Mass.; Providence, R. I., andmany others. June, 1894. J THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 39i New American Engine. We present to our readers on this page illustrations and
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