. The Street railway journal . this country which do not find it impossible to keep their platformsclear of passengers at all times. The feature which attracts therailway man most in the construction of the Duner door is, there-fore, the ease with which it can be opened and closed on crowdedplatforms, but the handsome appearance, excellent workmanship,practical design and durability have proved important factors to-ward its success. September 7, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 299 Double-Truck Rotary Snow Plow The Manhattan Railway Car Heaters Last month a view was published of the Ruggles doub
. The Street railway journal . this country which do not find it impossible to keep their platformsclear of passengers at all times. The feature which attracts therailway man most in the construction of the Duner door is, there-fore, the ease with which it can be opened and closed on crowdedplatforms, but the handsome appearance, excellent workmanship,practical design and durability have proved important factors to-ward its success. September 7, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 299 Double-Truck Rotary Snow Plow The Manhattan Railway Car Heaters Last month a view was published of the Ruggles double-fan,rotary snow plow, built by the Peckham Manufacturing accompanying illustration shows another type of rotary plow,of which a few were manufactured last year, and for which the As mentioned a few weeks ago in these columns, the contractfor the electric heaters to be installed on the Manhattan RailwayCompanys elevated lines in New York City was given to theConsolidated Car Heating Company, of Albany. The accom-. DOUBLE-TRUCK ROTARY SNOW PLOW Peckham Company has received a number of orders this is mounted on double trucks, and is intended for interurbanrailways. The use of double trucks gives a very much heavierplow than where single trucks are used. This allows the plow tohandle heavier drifts, and to run at higher speeds than if it was alighter plow. In the construction of the plow the center of gravityis kept very low, and this increases the efficiency of the plow anddecreases the possibility of derailment. The plow illustrated is one built for the Hartford Street Rail-way Company, but the Milford, Hollister & Framingham RailwayCompany, the Penobscot Central Railway Company and other im-portant companies have plows of similar construction. The rotary panying illustrations show two views of the new type of heaterwhich is to be furnished for the 1200 car equipments called this heater is constructed on the same principle employed inall the Conso
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