. The Street railway journal . truck. The chain has several large links,so that the loop can be made longer orshorter, according to the size of the pieceof special work to be transported. NIGHT LIGHT STANDS The next engraving, Fig. 10, shows thevery convenient piece of apparatus used toilluminate the work at night on the will be seen, it consists of a portable stand carrying abank of ten lamps, with fishing-pole connection to thetrolley wire. The ground terminal is connected to the a car passes, the poles are simply raised from the DlLCEMBER 7, I9OI.] STREET RAILWAY JOURN


. The Street railway journal . truck. The chain has several large links,so that the loop can be made longer orshorter, according to the size of the pieceof special work to be transported. NIGHT LIGHT STANDS The next engraving, Fig. 10, shows thevery convenient piece of apparatus used toilluminate the work at night on the will be seen, it consists of a portable stand carrying abank of ten lamps, with fishing-pole connection to thetrolley wire. The ground terminal is connected to the a car passes, the poles are simply raised from the DlLCEMBER 7, I9OI.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 799 trolley wire, without disturbing the position of thestand. RAIL GRINDER Fig. 12 sliows the portable rail grinder used for smooth-ing down cast-welded joints when they were employed. As GREASE CHARIOTS This is the euphonious title applied to the vehiclesadopted by the LInion Traction Company to do away withthe individual curve greaser. It was not found feasibleto send the men out on foot with grease pails, as they could. FIG 14—GREASE CHARIOT shown, it consists of a barrow on which is carried an elec-tric motor of 2 hp, connected by a Stow flexible shaft withan emery wheel, which is held down on the rail by theworker. ROAD ROLLER TRUCK As the terms of the companys franchise provide forconsiderable macadam paving, the company owns a 15-tonroad roller, and to assist in transporting it from one part


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