. American engineer and railroad journal . Front View of Chute in Service. date without accident or failure, and have carried 188,851 passen-gers and traveled 32,189 miles. Each car is provided with 51 cubicfeet of air storage, and runs from 13 to 17 miles at average speedsand making usual stops, and can be recharged with air in less thantwo minutes. Mr. A. J. Elias, President of the Third Avenue Rail-road Company, says as follows : Your cars, operated by compressed air, have been steadilyoperated on the 125th street line of Third Avenue Railroad Com-pany since the 3d of August last. They have
. American engineer and railroad journal . Front View of Chute in Service. date without accident or failure, and have carried 188,851 passen-gers and traveled 32,189 miles. Each car is provided with 51 cubicfeet of air storage, and runs from 13 to 17 miles at average speedsand making usual stops, and can be recharged with air in less thantwo minutes. Mr. A. J. Elias, President of the Third Avenue Rail-road Company, says as follows : Your cars, operated by compressed air, have been steadilyoperated on the 125th street line of Third Avenue Railroad Com-pany since the 3d of August last. They have been easily handled, started, stopped and reversed,the last named quality being a very desirable feature, reducing theliability of accidents. Of course the advantage of a motor that operates independentlyof connection with any subterranean motive power is apparent. Section of Conduit-Endorsements from these people who ride upon the cars daily, whosee them continually in operation, and who depend upon them forservice, and many of whom wou
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