. The Street railway journal . hich arerenewed as often as necessary. The body of the plowwhich passes through the slot is composed of three piecesof sheet steel, with space between them for the flat insulatedwire to run down to the contact shoes. The latter arefastened directly on springs, and two flexible conductorsrun to each shoe, as it was found that one conductor isliable to become broken. The lower part of the plow is en-tirely of wood, with the exception of the contact shoes,springs and iron for spring support. The plow is taken offthe car when any repairs are to be made on it. When ap
. The Street railway journal . hich arerenewed as often as necessary. The body of the plowwhich passes through the slot is composed of three piecesof sheet steel, with space between them for the flat insulatedwire to run down to the contact shoes. The latter arefastened directly on springs, and two flexible conductorsrun to each shoe, as it was found that one conductor isliable to become broken. The lower part of the plow is en-tirely of wood, with the exception of the contact shoes,springs and iron for spring support. The plow is taken offthe car when any repairs are to be made on it. When aphnv is to be inserted between the conductor rail at somel)oint out on llu road, a clip is placed over the shoes whichholds ihem close together until the plow can be placed downbetween the rails. The electric cars for our system are housed in twelve dif-ferent car houses. At all of these car houses the ordinaryroutine of inspection and repairs is carried on. In the fol-lowing list tiie number of cars mentioned as operated for. REPAIR PIT AND HYDRAULIC JACK each car house is the number operated out of the houseeach day, and does not include the number stored. Whenspecial mention is made of the work done at a car house itis where facilities exist for doing more than the ordinaryroutine of work. The electric car houses are as follows : One Hundred and Forty-Sixth Street and LenoxAvenue. Paint shop, armature winding and plow repairs;total capacity of the house 460 cars; 200 cars operated. Ninety-Sixth Street and Second Avenue. Paint shop;total capacity 400 cars; 220 cars operated. Ninety-Sixth Street and Lexington Avenue. Paint shop ;total capacity 255 cars; 175 cars operated. Eighty-Sixth Street and Madison Avenue. Inspectionand storage only; repairs at Thirty-Second Street; 50 carsoperated. Thirty-second Street and Fourth Avenue. Repairs forEighty-Sixth Street and heavy work for Twenty-ThirdStreet. Ninety cars operated. Fiftieth Street and Sixth Avenue. Total capacity 530ears; 400
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