. Electric railways; a treatise on the modern development of electric traction, including practical instruction in the latest approved methods of electric equipment and operation . termsand the formuhv of the hiiiher mathematics have been avoided,yet without sacrificing any of the re(][uirements of j)racticalinstruction; the arrangement of matter is such as to carry thereader along by easy steps to complete mastery of each subject;frequent examples for practice are given, to enable the reader totest his knowledge and make it a permanent possession; and theillustrations are selected with the gr
. Electric railways; a treatise on the modern development of electric traction, including practical instruction in the latest approved methods of electric equipment and operation . termsand the formuhv of the hiiiher mathematics have been avoided,yet without sacrificing any of the re(][uirements of j)racticalinstruction; the arrangement of matter is such as to carry thereader along by easy steps to complete mastery of each subject;frequent examples for practice are given, to enable the reader totest his knowledge and make it a permanent possession; and theillustrations are selected with the greatest care to supplement andmake clear the references in the text. d. The method adopted in the preparation of these volumes is thatwhich the American School of Correspondence has developed andemployed so successfully for many years. It is not an experiment,but has stood the severest of all tests—that of practical use—whichhas demonstrated it to be the best method yet devised for theeducation of the busy working man. C Ior purposes of ready reference and timely information whenneeded, it is believed that this series of handbooks will be found tomeet every Table of Contents Car Equipment Page 3 Classiflc?ation of Electric Uailwajs—Motors^—Armature ^Yinding■—Armature and Field Coils—Armature and Motor Leads—Brushes andBrush-Holders—Gearing—Lubrication—Bearings—Motor Suspension—Klectric Locomotive Motors—Controllers—Rheostat and Series-Par-allel Control — Controller Construction — Multiple-Unit Control(Sprague, General Electric, Westinghouse Electro-Pneumatic)—Car-Heaters—Car Wiring—Electric-Car Accessories (Canopy Switches;Circuit-Breakers; Fuses; Lightning Arresters; Lamp Circuits; Trolley-Base; Trolley-Poles, AVheels, and Harp; Contact Shoes; Sleet Wheels)—Single Trucks—Swivel Trucks—Maximum - Traction Trucks — CarAVheels—Brake Rigging—Air-Brakes (Compressor, Automatic Gover-nor, Storage Tanks)—Momentum Brakes
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