. Electric railway journal . study which hasbeen given this subject, but no attempt will be made here toprint more than a brief outline. Platform fenders were aban-doned in the summer of 1907 as unsuited to the conditions inNew York, especially because of their liability to damage fromvehicles. Experiments were then conducted with wheel guards,both automatic and non-automatic. The former were foundmost efficient and accordingly all cars have been equipped withdevices of this character. The types most used are the Hudson& Bowring and the Parmenter 1909 model, but there are a fewSterling-Meekers
. Electric railway journal . study which hasbeen given this subject, but no attempt will be made here toprint more than a brief outline. Platform fenders were aban-doned in the summer of 1907 as unsuited to the conditions inNew York, especially because of their liability to damage fromvehicles. Experiments were then conducted with wheel guards,both automatic and non-automatic. The former were foundmost efficient and accordingly all cars have been equipped withdevices of this character. The types most used are the Hudson& Bowring and the Parmenter 1909 model, but there are a fewSterling-Meekers. The company is also testing the Hipwoodwheel guard. BRAKE SHOES Brake shoe design and wear constituted another questionwhich was given very careful consideration. During the firstpart of 1909 a system of records was established by which theresults of the wear of brake shoes of various types could besystematically compared. With this information it was pos-sible to take up intelligently the plan of obtaining brake shoes.
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