. The street railway review . he line wasequipped with Hoadley-Knight motors. It was found, however, that the construction of these motorshad been made too light, and on .\pr. 6, igoi, they were with-drawn from service. While the foregoing was occurring upon the surface lines ofpf New York City the Manhattan Railway Co. had made a tQst SeiT. 15, STREET RAILWAY RIATEW. 595 ol an air luLomotive iipdii its elevated structure. Tliis locomotivewas started Aug. in. iSg7, and made a number of trips upon theSixth Ave. line. The locomotive was ue\er put into regular serv-ice, however. At the tim
. The street railway review . he line wasequipped with Hoadley-Knight motors. It was found, however, that the construction of these motorshad been made too light, and on .\pr. 6, igoi, they were with-drawn from service. While the foregoing was occurring upon the surface lines ofpf New York City the Manhattan Railway Co. had made a tQst SeiT. 15, STREET RAILWAY RIATEW. 595 ol an air luLomotive iipdii its elevated structure. Tliis locomotivewas started Aug. in. iSg7, and made a number of trips upon theSixth Ave. line. The locomotive was ue\er put into regular serv-ice, however. At the time of going to press we are informed that the Brook-lyn Rapid Transit Co. is considering the use of air that one is now in service running between the Fulton and the Navy Yard. We are unable to give any detailed ac-counts of its running, as it did not commence operation untilSeptember i6th. but we are enabled to show an illustration of thishieomotive. It will be seen that in order to conform to con\en-. AIR LOCOMOTIVE FOR BROOKLYN. tion, the machine has been made as nearly like one of the Brook-lyn Elevated engines as possible. As a result of its experience with compressed air motors, bothin New York and in Chicago, the Compressed Air Co., of NewYork, has been modifying and improving its motors. Largercylinders, stronger frames, larger axles, larger bearings, the sub-stitution of steel for iron in certain of its ■wearing parts, simpli-fication of valve gear and platform devices, all combine to makea stronger and simpler motor. Five of its most recent motorsare now in service upon the lines of the Rome (N. Y.), City StreetRailway Co. During the County Fair, which was held at that placea few weeks ago, these motor cars hauled two and three trailers,mounting a 7-per cent grade without any difficulty. These newcars are reported as proving themselves, substantial, noiseless,odorless, efficient, economical, and free from every objectionwhich has been made to
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