. Electric railway journal . ressurethe spray on one side can be thrown 60 ft. A separateNational Brake & Electric Company AA-1 compressoris used for the brakes. The franchise also calls for the free transportationof meat from the abattoir to the Central Plaza, or mar-ket place, and the car shown in the illustration belowwas built to replace the two old cars formerly used forthis purpose. It has a capacity of twenty-four sides ofbeef and is well braced to provide against sagging onaccount of the wide center doors. The unusual fenders on these cars are the design ofMr. Mann and are being used a
. Electric railway journal . ressurethe spray on one side can be thrown 60 ft. A separateNational Brake & Electric Company AA-1 compressoris used for the brakes. The franchise also calls for the free transportationof meat from the abattoir to the Central Plaza, or mar-ket place, and the car shown in the illustration belowwas built to replace the two old cars formerly used forthis purpose. It has a capacity of twenty-four sides ofbeef and is well braced to provide against sagging onaccount of the wide center doors. The unusual fenders on these cars are the design ofMr. Mann and are being used also on several of theregular cars. When in the operating position they arepulled forward and the apron is tipped back and hookedto the bumper. The iron braces drop into slots at eachside, thus holding firmly until no longer required, whenthey are lifted out, the apron is dropped down and thewhole fender is pushed under the car, clearing bothcoupler and bumper. It is shown in the latter positioncn the rear end of the LARGE CAPACITY SPRINKLER CAR FOR USE IN VICINITY OPLIMA, PERU MEAT CAR BUILT IN SHOPS OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY SYSTEM OFLIMA, PERU August 4, 1917] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 181 To assist in teaching conductors and motormen aninstruction car has been designed and installed asshown in the third picture. A car frame with twoGE-54 motors is mounted on rollers permitting thewheels to revolve when power is applied. Blueprinteddiagrams of the wiring arrangement of a two-motor carand of a four-motor car is attached to the framework ofthe side of the car, and on them all motors, resistancesand controller connections are clearly shown. The mo-tors are represented by groups of five lamps and theresistances by as many lamps as there are resistancepoints on the controller. The latter lamps are so con-nected that they are cut out one by one as the controlleris notched up and the increased voltage on the remain-ing lamps causes them to burn brighter progressively,thus giving a vis
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