. The Street railway journal . r father offered her theposition of private secretary to him in the management of theUnion Traction Company, of Philadelphia. So well did sheacquit herself in this position that when this gentleman be-came interested in the management of the New York & QueensCounty Railway Company he tendered Miss Tritt the positionwhich she now holds. September 26, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL 617 WESTINGHOUSE TURRET SYSTEM OFMATIC CONTROL ELECTRO-PNEU- Some particulars were published in the issue of Sept. 5 of theWestinghouse turret system of electro-pneumatic control, ex-hibi
. The Street railway journal . r father offered her theposition of private secretary to him in the management of theUnion Traction Company, of Philadelphia. So well did sheacquit herself in this position that when this gentleman be-came interested in the management of the New York & QueensCounty Railway Company he tendered Miss Tritt the positionwhich she now holds. September 26, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL 617 WESTINGHOUSE TURRET SYSTEM OFMATIC CONTROL ELECTRO-PNEU- Some particulars were published in the issue of Sept. 5 of theWestinghouse turret system of electro-pneumatic control, ex-hibited at the Saratoga Convention by the Westinghouse AirBrake Company, by whom it is manufactured. The system isradically different from the companys former electro-pneu-matic system of control, and has been worked out during the last nine months by theengineers of the West-inghouse Air Brake Com-pany, and the Westing-house Electric & Manu-facturing Company, underthe personal direction ofMr. George Westing-house interruption of the current due to the blowing of a fuse, to badthird-rail contact, or to any other cause; therefore, the motorscan be reversed and used for braking at any time if necessary,even if the rail is dead. Fig. 1 illustrates the interior of a motormans cab on one ofthe Manhattan cars. As will be seen, the master controller andair brake operating valve are mounted on the inside end panelof the car, so that the door of the motormans compartment,when the apparatus is not in use, can be shut against the endpanel, completely enclosing the controlling apparatus. Themaster controller occupies only a very small amount of room,its outside dimensions being: Height, y]A ins.; width, 6 ins.,and depth, 4^ ins. When the controller is in use the door,as in the regular Manhattan equipment, is swung parallel to theside of the car, providing a closed compartment for the motor-man. The master controller is mounted so that the controllinghandle is 34 ins. from the floor.
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