. Electric railway review . easily port-able, yet strong and rigid; the weight of the jack is only 60pounds, but when supporting the heaviest cable drums It showsno vibration. Steel angles strongly braced combine strength withlightness. The Jacks are used In pairs, one on each side of the cable 958 ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW November, 1906. drum, which rotates on an axle. The illustiation shows the jackfrom the drum side, the narrower A-frame being next to thedrum. The inner support is constructed so as to talce up aslittle room as possible and has very, little slant toward the drum,only 1% inche
. Electric railway review . easily port-able, yet strong and rigid; the weight of the jack is only 60pounds, but when supporting the heaviest cable drums It showsno vibration. Steel angles strongly braced combine strength withlightness. The Jacks are used In pairs, one on each side of the cable 958 ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW November, 1906. drum, which rotates on an axle. The illustiation shows the jackfrom the drum side, the narrower A-frame being next to thedrum. The inner support is constructed so as to talce up aslittle room as possible and has very, little slant toward the drum,only 1% inches from perpendicular. This adds strength as itallows the drum to revolve close to the supporting jacks. Thespread of the inner support is 14 inches, which does not interferewith the man operating the drum. This also permits placing thedrum nearly over the manhole or aperture in which the cable isbeing laid. The bracing effect is in the outer support, the slantof which from the drum is 514 inches from perpendicular, and the. Screw Jack for Cable Reels. spread 36 inches; toppling in any direction is thus prevented. Thescrew has a heavy thread and is of a pitch designed to elevatethe drum rapidly with little effort. The standard jack elevatesfrom 2S to 36 inches. NEW CLOSED CARS FOR OMAHA, NEBRASKA. The car illustrated herewith is one of 20 which the AmericanCar Company has lately delivered to the Omaha & Council BluffsStreet Railway Company. The distinctive feature is the arrange- are located at each post and window screens are provided on theone side only as the cars will be operated in but one aYe of cherry; ceilings of quajtered oak; the window system is the ordinary drop-sash arrangement. The important dimen-sions are: length over end panels 2S feet and over vestibules 39feet; width over sills including sheathing 7 feet 6 inches; heightfrom floor to ceiling 8 feet 2% inches. Two motors of 40 horse-power capacity each were installed on each car. The weight
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