. The Street railway journal . ELECTRIC RAILWAY SWEEPER—WITH ADJUSTABLE BROOMS. One striking feature of the sweeper is that the forward end of thecab, instead of being at right angles with the sides, as in an ordinarycar, is inclined to the sides at the same angle as the revolving broom,i e., about 45 degs. There are a number of advantages gained by thisconstruction. The brooms are brought entirely out from under thecar, and they can be raised and lowered as desired. They can also be. FIG 1.—FENDER READY FOR USE. very easily inspected by the operator from the car window. Anotheradvantage gaine
. The Street railway journal . ELECTRIC RAILWAY SWEEPER—WITH ADJUSTABLE BROOMS. One striking feature of the sweeper is that the forward end of thecab, instead of being at right angles with the sides, as in an ordinarycar, is inclined to the sides at the same angle as the revolving broom,i e., about 45 degs. There are a number of advantages gained by thisconstruction. The brooms are brought entirely out from under thecar, and they can be raised and lowered as desired. They can also be. FIG 1.—FENDER READY FOR USE. very easily inspected by the operator from the car window. Anotheradvantage gained by this arrangement is ease in attaching and detach-ing the broom, the brackets holding the main shaft to the sweeper be-ing bolted directly to the frame. Another advantage of the sweeper is that, owing to the removalof the revolving brush from under the car body, the cab can be placedas low or as high above the track as desired. In other words, the cabdoes not require a special truck, but can be mounted on any truckowned by the railway company, saving in this way an entire electricequipment. The connection between the revolving brush and mainshafts is made by an intermediate sprocket, which affords perfect free-dom to the brooms while being raised or lowered. The main shaft isdriven by a sprocket chain from a motor carried in the cab. Accessis provided by a door at the side, as shown in the engraving. The Falkeneau Engineering Company has just been organizedin Philadelphi
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