. The Street railway journal . rack, allowing the coal to drop from the car into the i August 25, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 305 rolls, and. falling from there to the stoker supply drive is the most satisfactory for an equipment of thischaracter, as such rolls are in operation for a limited time onlyeach day; there is therefore no waste of power and no idlebelts or extra shafting to be cared for while the rolls are notin operation. The Allis-Chalmers Company is now manufacturing a fullline of these rolls, which are used not only for crushing coal,but also rock salt, phosphate
. The Street railway journal . rack, allowing the coal to drop from the car into the i August 25, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 305 rolls, and. falling from there to the stoker supply drive is the most satisfactory for an equipment of thischaracter, as such rolls are in operation for a limited time onlyeach day; there is therefore no waste of power and no idlebelts or extra shafting to be cared for while the rolls are notin operation. The Allis-Chalmers Company is now manufacturing a fullline of these rolls, which are used not only for crushing coal,but also rock salt, phosphate rock and other similar materialsthat do not require the heavy machinery furnished by thiscompany for mining work and the crushing of harder mate-rials. It also builds the motors by which the rolls are driven. ^»^^ SEMI-CONVERTIBLE CARS FOR THE BOSTON SUBWAY The Old Colony Street Railway Company of Boston hasplaced on its elevated and subway lines forty cars of thegrooveless post, semi-convertible type built by the J. G. Brill. END VIEW OF BOSTON SUBWAY CAR to the interior view will show that the doors in the bodyends are omitted. This arrangement allows a wide opening,and the width between posts being 50 ins., facilitates passagein and out but without weakening the construction. Thewindows between the door posts and corner posts have bronzevertical bar guards. The platforms are flush with the carfloor and are 5 ft. 6 ins. from the end panels over vestibule
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