. The street railway review . ■■t. a center pole with steel\ hlch are boltedblng in on the two hardened Steel chisels I their centers, The edges • I In tin- d he length of the rail. the rail length. i The of which tin- beams ■■ ncd to the • . .1 on the rail, , enter chisel edge I Hie hollowi is sprung ring action ii additional means Is cutting effect, by pushing the iter chisel edges io ciu through the scale on the rail produced by the rollingaction of the car wheels. Inn doc- not disturb I he contact of thecenter chisel. With the X pole connected to the instrument and the telephonein p
. The street railway review . ■■t. a center pole with steel\ hlch are boltedblng in on the two hardened Steel chisels I their centers, The edges • I In tin- d he length of the rail. the rail length. i The of which tin- beams ■■ ncd to the • . .1 on the rail, , enter chisel edge I Hie hollowi is sprung ring action ii additional means Is cutting effect, by pushing the iter chisel edges io ciu through the scale on the rail produced by the rollingaction of the car wheels. Inn doc- not disturb I he contact of thecenter chisel. With the X pole connected to the instrument and the telephonein position, the operator places the T pole on the rail with theroil John al>..ni a foot from the center chisel. Tlie instrumentis started by its release switch at the side and the balancing switch is placed on the point numbered in 8 CONANT MOTER TESTER IN U8E. A roaring sound in telephone indicates that balancing switch i- Io he \e,l I,, point of silence. When this lias been done the number at which switch stands is read off. This number shows the value of the resist! e of the rail Joint In terms of the stand-ard length of rail spanned which Is 3 ft. Fig. _ Illustrates the Conant motor tester In operation on a ipparatus has I n adopted by a number of roads. Includ-ing Boston Elevated Railway, and is reported to be giving perfeet satisfaction in every res] i. *. m n IT PATS One bad accident averted pays ti si of equipping all thi ears on an entire Bystem with the Providence fender, is one of thevery substantial reasons advanced by the Consolidated OarFender Co., of New York city, why every electric car In thecountry, whether for citj or Interurban service, should have one life BaVing devices. No beiier testimonial to the efficiency of this fender could bedesired than the hundreds of newspaper clippings
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