. The Street railway journal . arc fitted with the bumpers, Stephenson draw-bars and other Stephenson ap-pliances. The spring bumpers are especially designed to preventthe car from receiving severe shocks in collisions, etc., and bytheir use a great improvement over the ordinary rigid con-struction is made. The bumper extends 8 ins. in front ofthe car, and is held out by the pressure of strong helicalsprings. When an obstruction is encountered by the l)uniperthese springs will collapse for a distance of 3 ins. or 4 ins.,greatly relieving the strain on the car-body superstruct
. The Street railway journal . arc fitted with the bumpers, Stephenson draw-bars and other Stephenson ap-pliances. The spring bumpers are especially designed to preventthe car from receiving severe shocks in collisions, etc., and bytheir use a great improvement over the ordinary rigid con-struction is made. The bumper extends 8 ins. in front ofthe car, and is held out by the pressure of strong helicalsprings. When an obstruction is encountered by the l)uniperthese springs will collapse for a distance of 3 ins. or 4 ins.,greatly relieving the strain on the car-body superstructureand rafters. The John Stephenson draw-bar is of strongspring design, so as to greatly relieve jerks and strains oneither the motor car or trailer. The springs of this draw barare contained in a box made of a malleable-iron casting, andplaced sufficiently far underneath the car to give an easy sweepto the draw-bar when going around curves. These Lexingtoncars are fitted with Bemis trucks, and there are four cars inthe WLeel-Base 4-0^^
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