. The Street railway journal . em,and to the effects of the weather, however, theinsulation gives way and dangerous short-cir-cuits occur, with the usual disappointing de-lays. Such troubles have been prevented inthis car by arranging the entire system of wir-ing inside the car body, so that only the leadsrunning from the floor down to the motor areexposed to the effects of weather, and it is acomparatively easy task to insulate such con-nections so that they will withstand the effectsof weather conditions and, furthermore, to takecare of them when trouble occurs. This journal is indebted to F
. The Street railway journal . em,and to the effects of the weather, however, theinsulation gives way and dangerous short-cir-cuits occur, with the usual disappointing de-lays. Such troubles have been prevented inthis car by arranging the entire system of wir-ing inside the car body, so that only the leadsrunning from the floor down to the motor areexposed to the effects of weather, and it is acomparatively easy task to insulate such con-nections so that they will withstand the effectsof weather conditions and, furthermore, to takecare of them when trouble occurs. This journal is indebted to Frank Caum,superintendent of the Hartford Street RailwayCompany, for this interesting information; FLOW TRACK WASHOUT IN SAN FRANCISCO The United Railroads of San Francisco sustained consider-able damage on its extensive street railway system by the un-precedented rain storm which began Sept. 22. The storm wasaccompanied by lightning, which is very rare in the city, butthere was not much wind. The total rainfall for the twenty-. TRACK \T THE FOOT OF FILLMORE STREET, WASHED OUT FOR ADISTANCE OF 150 FT. THE TRACKS DROPPED 15 ONE NIGHT four hours from 5 p. m., Sept. 22, to 5 p. m., Sept. 23, was On both nights the service on many car lines was inter-rupted by sand which was deposited on the tracks by the rushof storm water. At some points the tracks were flooded to adepth of 2 ft. The basements of several of the car houses wereflooded, the one on Twenty-Ninth Street containing 5 ft. ofwater. A force of several hundred men was put to work shov-eling the accumulated sand from the tracks and buildings. As October 22, 1904.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 761 the regular rainy season was not due for nearly a month, therain was unexpected, and the roofs of many of the companysbuildings were found to be leaky, causing considerable trouble. The most extensive damage sustained by the United Rail-roads, however, was on the Fillmore Streetelectric line. At the foot of that street the
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