. Electric railway journal . Hydraulic BrakeHandle andCylinder MISCELLANEOUS CAR DATA The total weight of each car is 23,000 lb., and the seat-ing capacity 40, or 575 lb. per seated passenger. By ex-amining the Car Weight and Seating Capacity tablepublished on page 667 of the Sept. 19, 1908, issue, it willbe seen that on the basis of passenger seats this car is re-markably light, whether compared with single or double-truck cars. The operating equipment consists of two GE-54 motors, K-10 controllers, Wilson retrievers, Van Dorncouplers and the hydraulic brake previously May 15,
. Electric railway journal . Hydraulic BrakeHandle andCylinder MISCELLANEOUS CAR DATA The total weight of each car is 23,000 lb., and the seat-ing capacity 40, or 575 lb. per seated passenger. By ex-amining the Car Weight and Seating Capacity tablepublished on page 667 of the Sept. 19, 1908, issue, it willbe seen that on the basis of passenger seats this car is re-markably light, whether compared with single or double-truck cars. The operating equipment consists of two GE-54 motors, K-10 controllers, Wilson retrievers, Van Dorncouplers and the hydraulic brake previously May 15, when the cars began operation, the onlymoney spent on them for maintenance has been the re-newal of motor brushes and one new set of brake shoesper car. A NEW TROLLEY STAND The Fixler Trolley Stand Company, of Delta, Ohio, hasplaced on the market a trolley stand invented by Edgar , who as a motorman on the Toledo & Indiana Rail-. Fixler Trolley Stand way had an ideal opportunity to observe the behavior ofstands in service. The new stand was designed specificallyto save time in changing poles and it appears to satisfy thepurpose admirably since its manufacturer reports that on the cars of the Toledo & Indiana Railway poles fitted to thisstand have been changed in from 12 to 20 seconds. Thepole can be inserted in the socket in one position only andwhen once installed nothing but breakage above the socketcan cause its loss. No tools whatever are required to makethe change. The accompanying illustration shows the pole in thesocket held by the clutch A and B. When the pole mustbe removed, it is pulled down until the band C touchesfulcrum D and the clutches E and F interlock. The low-ering of the pole has the effect of raising the clutch Aand thereby releasing the pole. The stand will remainwith the clutches interlocked until the weight G is thrownover by hand or foot. After inserting the new pole, thestand is r
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