. Electric railway journal . f the grade and lost controlof the car when the trolley whipped off as they roundedthe curve. The car continued on down the grade andby the time it reached the safety siding is estimatedto have reached a speed of at least 60 Strikingthe switch, the car was safely shunted onto the sidingand ran up the entire 120 ft. of 15 per cent grade be-fore the momentum was overcome and the car came toa stop. The only injuries were those sustained by the con-ductor when he leaped from the car soon after controlwas lost. The passengers all crouched on the floor ofthe car a
. Electric railway journal . f the grade and lost controlof the car when the trolley whipped off as they roundedthe curve. The car continued on down the grade andby the time it reached the safety siding is estimatedto have reached a speed of at least 60 Strikingthe switch, the car was safely shunted onto the sidingand ran up the entire 120 ft. of 15 per cent grade be-fore the momentum was overcome and the car came toa stop. The only injuries were those sustained by the con-ductor when he leaped from the car soon after controlwas lost. The passengers all crouched on the floor ofthe car and as it did not tip over even when reachingthe end of the siding, neither they nor the motormanwere injured in any way. Since this accident the rails on the upper part of thesafety siding have been replaced by a coarse graveltrough with guard rails to prevent the trucks from leav-ing the graveled roadbed. The safety siding was designed and built under thedirection of the Department of Public Utilities of theCity of SAFETY SIDING ON THE SEATTLE (WASH.)MUNICIPAL RAILWAY June 29, 1918 Electric Railway Journal 1243 Increase Rates to PermitHigher Wages (Concluded from page 1226) the war the only control that is necessary, as we contend,is to bring about increased revenue through an increasedrate of fare, there is ample authority for the President toexercise control over electric railways to the extent only ofi-egulating their rates of fare. The purpose of all the above-mentioned legislation was toconfer upon the President the authority to do whateverwas necessary in the national defense as far as the trans-portation facilities of the country were concerned. If thispurpose can be carried into effect by a control limited tothe fixing of rates of fare, he undoubtedly under such legis-lation has such power. This is all that is necessary to meetthe present emergency and put electric railways in con-dition to discharge efficiently their duties so essential tothe nations welfare
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