. The Street railway journal . need be re-moved, the cloths can be removed while the filter is in opera-tion without changing or touching any pipe connections. This type of filter is recommended by the maker for use withgas engines of large capacity, as the hot water from the enginecylinders can be used for the purpose of heating the oil. It isalso recommended for use in gas or steam turbines, for thereason that an exceptionally large quantity of oil is used onthese machines, and the oil being very thin will flow rapidlythrough this type of filter, owing to the effect of the hot-waterchamber a
. The Street railway journal . need be re-moved, the cloths can be removed while the filter is in opera-tion without changing or touching any pipe connections. This type of filter is recommended by the maker for use withgas engines of large capacity, as the hot water from the enginecylinders can be used for the purpose of heating the oil. It isalso recommended for use in gas or steam turbines, for thereason that an exceptionally large quantity of oil is used onthese machines, and the oil being very thin will flow rapidlythrough this type of filter, owing to the effect of the hot-waterchamber at the top. This filter has been installed by a largenumber of prominent manufacturers in the United States. Ithas been largely adopted for use in the United States Navy,and also the Japanese and other navies. *++ A USEFUL TYPE OF CAR FOR MUSKOGEE, I. T. An interesting car from the standpoint of economical con-struction is the one shown in the illustration, recently fur-nished to the Muskogee Electric Traction Company, of Mus-. INTERIOR OF MUSKOGEE COMBINATION CAR, SHOWINGPART OF SEATS FOLDED UP kogee, I. T., by the American Car Company. Although thecar is a passenger and baggage combination type, the use offolding seats in the passenger compartment enables it to be 724-in. side sills. The sashes are composed of single lights,and are arranged to drop into pockets in the side walls. Theincandescents are placed singly at intervals along the top platesof both compartments. It is unusual to mount so long a car as this on short-basetrucks, as the speed required is not over 30 , and the loadto be carried will not exceed 20 tons. The builders type ofNo. 27-G truck is well adapted to this service. Four 50-hpmotors are used, which enable the car to be employed as a loco-motive, and for this purpose it is equipped with steam carcouplers, so that freight cars from sidings of the Missouri,Kansas & Texas Railway, with which the companys lines areconnected, may be hauled to the various
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