. The street railway review . MILWAUKEE CAR WITH CHKISTENSEN ains of Colorado for the most advanced type of equipment, wlieuso many roads in the states are still operating under the timehonored system of the hand brake. Our illustration of two of thecars on the Cripple Creek District Railway shows the type ofheavy car used and also indicates the steep character of gradewhich prevails from one end of the line to the other. In additi<nihigh speed is required, which makes an air brake, not a matterof choice, but necessity. The operation of an air brake is ren-dered more difficult
. The street railway review . MILWAUKEE CAR WITH CHKISTENSEN ains of Colorado for the most advanced type of equipment, wlieuso many roads in the states are still operating under the timehonored system of the hand brake. Our illustration of two of thecars on the Cripple Creek District Railway shows the type ofheavy car used and also indicates the steep character of gradewhich prevails from one end of the line to the other. In additi<nihigh speed is required, which makes an air brake, not a matterof choice, but necessity. The operation of an air brake is ren-dered more difficult by reason of the high altitude, yet theseliU-ton iiassenger cars, and the heavy freight cars loaded withore are handled with the utmost ease and certainty, and the gen-eral manager of the road. L. D. Ross, writes: The question ofliraking the cars as they descend the mountains was one where-in some railway engineers apprehended we would meet withtrouble, but so far uot the slightest difficulty has occurred. Withthe Christensen
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