. The Street railway journal . olley wheel supplied by the EdnaSmelting & Refining Company, Cin-cinnati, and gets from 3000 miles to3500 miles on high-speed interurbanservice. Oil and waste lubrication isused for the armature bearings,which average 160,000 miles. Solidsteel gears weighing 240 lbs. are company has been using steel-tired wheels with tires 2j4 ins. thick,which have been giving from 30,000miles to 40,000 miles without requir-ing returning, and which have a lifeof about 140,000 miles. At present,tires 35^ ins. thick are being put onto allow five turnings. Diamond Sbrake-sh
. The Street railway journal . olley wheel supplied by the EdnaSmelting & Refining Company, Cin-cinnati, and gets from 3000 miles to3500 miles on high-speed interurbanservice. Oil and waste lubrication isused for the armature bearings,which average 160,000 miles. Solidsteel gears weighing 240 lbs. are company has been using steel-tired wheels with tires 2j4 ins. thick,which have been giving from 30,000miles to 40,000 miles without requir-ing returning, and which have a lifeof about 140,000 miles. At present,tires 35^ ins. thick are being put onto allow five turnings. Diamond Sbrake-shoes are used on steel tires,giving a life of from 18,000 miles to20,000 miles. A rather novel line car has beenbuilt recently by the Jewett CarCompany. It has a substantial body35 ft. over all, and has a 3-ft. on either side at a corner, anda door at each end, so that poles andline material can be carried. Atower in the center is fitted with a NEWARK & ZANESVILLE 700 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXV. No. MOTOK-lJRIVEN DERRICK LIFTING CAR TRUCK sliding taljle and provided with a pivotedsearchlight of high power to locate wire tron-bles at night. DESPATCHING SYSTEM The despatching system has recently beenimproved. A 20-drop switchboard, built bythe North Electric Company, of Cleveland, hasbeen installed in a special room in the generaloffices at Newark. The Columbus divisionhas one line, the Granville spur line anotherand the Zanesville line a third. In additionto the telephone boxes at sidings, the operatorhas communication with all sub-stations,freight stations, ticket offices, car house, repairshop, superintendents office, superintendentshouse and an emergency phone. The board isequipped with a night bell, and when a dropfalls this bell rings until the drop is standard despatchers sheet is used. Carsmust have clearance orders at terminal points,and if on time they do not call for orders unlessthe block is against them or if it fails to Unit
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