. Electric railway journal . improvement shown in the illustration of thecatenary suspension on page 603 is the use of a cross-pieceto prevent jumping trolley wheels from tangling up thewire junctions and smashing the frogs. Each of these stopsconsists of nothing more than a piece of angle iron whichis bolted into an ear on each of the converging wires. The shop employees have also rigged up from wastematerial a car alarm outfit, which saves time for the com-pany as well as offering a convenience for the men. With-in a short distance from the shops they have installed in 602 ELECTRIC RAILWAY J
. Electric railway journal . improvement shown in the illustration of thecatenary suspension on page 603 is the use of a cross-pieceto prevent jumping trolley wheels from tangling up thewire junctions and smashing the frogs. Each of these stopsconsists of nothing more than a piece of angle iron whichis bolted into an ear on each of the converging wires. The shop employees have also rigged up from wastematerial a car alarm outfit, which saves time for the com-pany as well as offering a convenience for the men. With-in a short distance from the shops they have installed in 602 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIII. No. 14. the trolley circuit brass contact makers 4 in. x 4 ft. long,bolted to wooden backs. These contact makers are in cir-cuit with a shop gong, the ringing of which warns intend-ing passengers that a car will pass the shop within a fewseconds. A similar alarm has been made for the powerhouse. The company is placing on all of its feeders a modifiedform of I-T-E circuit-breaker, with resetting
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