. American engineer and railroad journal . w Yorksystem. Practically all operating features of both systems areconnected in tandem with a sectional part, so that the interiorworkings can be easily demonstrated. Some of this apparatus ishung on swinging cranes in the centre of the car, where it canbe brought into view when needed. The air signal apparatus consists of a complete equipment forfourteen 60-ft. cars, the piping being placed along each sideof the clere story. The signal cord handles will be noticed inthe interior view. 144 AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. Colored Westinghouse
. American engineer and railroad journal . w Yorksystem. Practically all operating features of both systems areconnected in tandem with a sectional part, so that the interiorworkings can be easily demonstrated. Some of this apparatus ishung on swinging cranes in the centre of the car, where it canbe brought into view when needed. The air signal apparatus consists of a complete equipment forfourteen 60-ft. cars, the piping being placed along each sideof the clere story. The signal cord handles will be noticed inthe interior view. 144 AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. Colored Westinghouse and New York diagrammatical chartsare mounted in a case, which, when in use, can be lowered infront of the class and at other times is secured against the roof. A bench is provided on which are placed the sectional partsof air-brake apparatus, lubricators, injectors and steam-heatapparatus. The car is also equipped with Pyle electric light ap-paratus and the Adlake acetylene lighting outfit, both of which TONNAGE RATING.* By F. W. SECTIONAL PART;, AND ACETYLENE GENERATORS. are complete, and while installed primarily for demonstration arealso used for lighting. The interior of the car is finished with light drab walls andwhite ceiling, which taken in connection with the black demon-strating apparatus, gives a most pleasing interior appearance. Itit carried on two six-wheel trucks, the one under the boiler,which carries the larger part of the weight, having 5x9 and the one under the office end having 4J4 x 8 The Tallest Office Building.—The Metropolitan Life Build-ing at Madison Square, New York City, is having an annex oraddition built to its present eleven-story building which willinclude a tower 658 feet high, having forty-eight stories in the first eleven stories the addition covers an area of 153 x 75ft. From this to a point 492 ft. above the ground the towerwill be S x 85 ft. in plan. Above this a pyramidal structure willextend 94
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