. The Street railway journal . ters of theDayton, Springfield & Urbana Railway and of theColumbus, London & Springfield Railway. was also one of the chief promoters of theColumbus, London & Springfield Railway and theCentral Market Street Railway, and for two yearswas general manager of the two lines sold out his interests in these roads to take upthe Columbus, Delaware Marion proposition. LeeD. F^isher was prominently identified with the build-ing of all the lines mentioned here as well as theColumbus, Buckeye Lake & Newark road. He hasentire charge of the engineering a
. The Street railway journal . ters of theDayton, Springfield & Urbana Railway and of theColumbus, London & Springfield Railway. was also one of the chief promoters of theColumbus, London & Springfield Railway and theCentral Market Street Railway, and for two yearswas general manager of the two lines sold out his interests in these roads to take upthe Columbus, Delaware Marion proposition. LeeD. F^isher was prominently identified with the build-ing of all the lines mentioned here as well as theColumbus, Buckeye Lake & Newark road. He hasentire charge of the engineering and constructionwork on the Columbus, Delaware & Marion. Thewriter is indebted to him fur nuich of the infnrma-tion presented herewith. 442 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXL No. 12. WESTINGHOUSE MOTORS FOR THE RAPID TRANSITSUBWAY, NEW YORK As stated in the last issue the motor equipment contract forthe cars of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, morepopularly known as the New York subway, was divided be-. WESTINGHOUSE NO. 86 MOTOR MOUNTED ON TRUCK FOR tween the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Companyand the General Electric Company. The subway company will operate two classes of train ser-vice. The first will consist of five-car local trains, composed ofthree motor cars and two trailers, making an average speed ofapproximately i6 miles per hour. The second will be eight-carexpress trains, comprising five motor cars and three trailers,and the requirements of the franchise include the maintenanceof an average speed of 30 miles per hour. The same motors andgearing will be used for both classes of service. Each motorcar will be equipped with two motors. The motors to be supplied by the Westinghouse Electric &Manufacturing Company were designed especially for thispurpose, and were made to fit the particular conditions and re-quirements involved. One of these requirements, and perhapsthe most difficult, was that of designing of a motor of largecapacity to fit into a limited
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