. The Street railway journal . e track and nearer the bottom of the scoop, and soprevent the snow from clogging in the sweepers. The blades ofthe fan are of steel, and are guaranteed against snow and ice fortwo years. As in the plows using single fans, the snow is pickedup and thrown out of the top of the machine in either directiondesired, and is spread evenly over the adjoining ground. Theuse of the plow dispenses entirely with the employment of brooms,and the plow can clear drifts as deep as 10 ft. and of any length. The plow is double ended; that is, there are fans at each end,and it can b
. The Street railway journal . e track and nearer the bottom of the scoop, and soprevent the snow from clogging in the sweepers. The blades ofthe fan are of steel, and are guaranteed against snow and ice fortwo years. As in the plows using single fans, the snow is pickedup and thrown out of the top of the machine in either directiondesired, and is spread evenly over the adjoining ground. Theuse of the plow dispenses entirely with the employment of brooms,and the plow can clear drifts as deep as 10 ft. and of any length. The plow is double ended; that is, there are fans at each end,and it can be run in either direction. The fans are not drivenfrom the car axles, but by separate motors, which are usuallysecured by taking them off the summer equipment. The methodof connecting the motors with the fan shafts is to use shafts withclutch couplings extended through the plow. The motors can thenbe connected to run the cutters at either end. The plow is especiallyadapted for suburban and interurban railways having long runs,. NEW ROTARY SNOW PLOW where frequent service can not be relied upon to keep the roadopen. The number of Ruggles plows sold last fall were very largelyin excess of those ordered in previous years, and the plow prom-ises to have an increased popularity this season. i6o STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XVIIL No. 5. The New Peckham Extra Strong, Long-Wheel Base,No. 26 Double Truck In the article published elsewhere in this issue on the Toledo& Monroe Electric Railway mention is made of the use there ofthe Peckham extra-strong long wheel base double truck, No. truck, which is giving excellent satisfaction on the road inquestion, is of a new type designed by Mr. Peckham expressly wheels, it weighs 7866 lbs., and with 4-in. axles and 443-lb. cast-iron wheels, it weighs 6440 lbs. The Cleveland & Eastern Railroad Company has been operatingthese No. 26 trucks for about six months, and in a recent letter Andrews, general manager and purchasing agent of the
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