. Electric railway journal . All the wiring except that between motors and con-trollers, and other circuits beneath the car is done bythe builders. All cars will shortly be equipped with aline switch governed by the door opening, so that itwill be impossible to start a car in case the doors areopen. In general, the builders are made responsible forthe superstructural wiring. The Worcester cars are provided with a smaller topsash which can be opened by releasing appropriate locks,the Springfield cars being equipped with single sasheswhich are fixed in position and removable only for sum-mer ser
. Electric railway journal . All the wiring except that between motors and con-trollers, and other circuits beneath the car is done bythe builders. All cars will shortly be equipped with aline switch governed by the door opening, so that itwill be impossible to start a car in case the doors areopen. In general, the builders are made responsible forthe superstructural wiring. The Worcester cars are provided with a smaller topsash which can be opened by releasing appropriate locks,the Springfield cars being equipped with single sasheswhich are fixed in position and removable only for sum-mer service. Two grab handles are provided at eachentrance door and one at each exit door. The weightsof the fourteen-bench car before and after rebuildingare approximately 45,900 and 50,000 lb. respectively. Montreal Recruiting Car That the Montreal (Que.) Tramways are taking anactive part in the Canadian recruiting campaign isevidenced by the accompanying illustration of a sin-gle-truck car which is being used at the present time. ,. y MONTREAL RECRUITING CAR by the 148th Battalion for recruiting purposes. Thiscar is placed in the park space on Victoria Square atSt. James Street directly in front of the Queen Vic-toria monument. The Siemens-Schuckert Works in Germany have in-troduced a controller handle and reverser handle madeof iron and wood with which to replace the copper andbrass handle now used on tram cars, so that the lattermay be mobilized for army use. Purchasing Agents Organize General Objects and Subjects of Discussion forColumbus Association Are Outlined—OfficeHours for Salesmen Are Utilizedby One Member rHE membership of the Columbus PurchasingX Agents Association, the organization of which wasbriefly described in the Electric Railway Journal ofJan. 15, page 140, consists of the purchasing agents,buyers and other persons having authority to specifyand buy, but not primarily engaged in sales, in the cityof Columbus. The association is now a branch of theNational Purch
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