. The Street railway journal . NG STATION- feed through a reducing valve into auxiliary reservoirs main-tained at about 45 lbs. pressure per square inch, andthese auxiliary reservoirs supply air throughthe motormans valves to the brakes storage air-brake system was adopted be-cause it was believed to be simpler, more re-liable and lower in cost of maintenance thanindependent motor-driven compressors on eachcar. The compressing stations at variouspoints on the system are designed to operateautomatically, and with only a small amountof attention each day, without requiring thecontinuous
. The Street railway journal . NG STATION- feed through a reducing valve into auxiliary reservoirs main-tained at about 45 lbs. pressure per square inch, andthese auxiliary reservoirs supply air throughthe motormans valves to the brakes storage air-brake system was adopted be-cause it was believed to be simpler, more re-liable and lower in cost of maintenance thanindependent motor-driven compressors on eachcar. The compressing stations at variouspoints on the system are designed to operateautomatically, and with only a small amountof attention each day, without requiring thecontinuous services of an attendant. Besides the regular rolling sto:k, the com-pany has two types of car for special useswhich are of interest and are illustrated of these is called the moonlight car,and is used summer evenings for resort LOUIS transit COMPANY They are without a roof, and have simply a canvas canopy which can be stretched overhead. They are ex-eedingly popular warm summer evenings in St. Louis. The. *mmm
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