. The Street railway journal . FIG 1.—GENERAL VIEW OF MOTOR AND PARTS. a six pole, iron clad, single reduction motor of thirty horsepower, designed especially with an eye to simplicity andease of repair. The armature is of the Pacinotti ring type,made very light by reason of the six pole construction,and is wound with a modified drum winding, so arrangedthat any one coil may be removed without the necessityof removing any of the others. The coils are lathe woundand taped, then laid in place in the slots, each coil being of the same size, and symmetrically arranged with regardto the other coils

RM2CRFBK7–. The Street railway journal . FIG 1.—GENERAL VIEW OF MOTOR AND PARTS. a six pole, iron clad, single reduction motor of thirty horsepower, designed especially with an eye to simplicity andease of repair. The armature is of the Pacinotti ring type,made very light by reason of the six pole construction,and is wound with a modified drum winding, so arrangedthat any one coil may be removed without the necessityof removing any of the others. The coils are lathe woundand taped, then laid in place in the slots, each coil being of the same size, and symmetrically arranged with regardto the other coils

. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1.—GENERAL WIRING DIAGRAM OF NEW CONTROLLER SYSTEM to turn the main controller MC to step 1, which cuts all of themain resistance RH in the motor circuit. At position 3 thecontact arm of the main controller advances to the fifth con-tact, having cut out gradually the resistance in the motor cir-cuit, until in this position all resistance is out and the motorsare in series combination. At position 4 the main controller first cuts in the main re-sistance again, reducing the current, after which the motorcircuit is opened, and the combiner is thrown to parallel

RM2CGXBT1–. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1.—GENERAL WIRING DIAGRAM OF NEW CONTROLLER SYSTEM to turn the main controller MC to step 1, which cuts all of themain resistance RH in the motor circuit. At position 3 thecontact arm of the main controller advances to the fifth con-tact, having cut out gradually the resistance in the motor cir-cuit, until in this position all resistance is out and the motorsare in series combination. At position 4 the main controller first cuts in the main re-sistance again, reducing the current, after which the motorcircuit is opened, and the combiner is thrown to parallel

. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1.—GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF HEATING SYSTEM—SAFETY CAR HEATING &. LIGHTING CO. with the device. In the latter view the circulating pipes are distinctlyshown. The upper end of the stove is behind the screen near thecenter of the car, and the smoke pipe with a protecting shell is shownbehind the seat back. A small coal fire, four to six inches deep isused, and from twenty-four to thirty pounds of coal are used eachtwenty-four hours. Behind the radiating pipes a galvanized iron deflector is placed,which throws the heat out into the car, and avoids the unpleasant h

RM2CR8GCG–. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1.—GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF HEATING SYSTEM—SAFETY CAR HEATING &. LIGHTING CO. with the device. In the latter view the circulating pipes are distinctlyshown. The upper end of the stove is behind the screen near thecenter of the car, and the smoke pipe with a protecting shell is shownbehind the seat back. A small coal fire, four to six inches deep isused, and from twenty-four to thirty pounds of coal are used eachtwenty-four hours. Behind the radiating pipes a galvanized iron deflector is placed,which throws the heat out into the car, and avoids the unpleasant h

. The Street railway journal . Company, Citizens Passenger Rail-way Company, Linglestown & BlueMountain Railway Company, EastHarrisburg Passenger RailwayCompany and the Harrisburg &Hummelstown Street Railway Company. Four of thesecompanies had car houses located at different points through-out the district covered, but none of them was largeenough or well located with reference to the consolidated sys-tem. It was therefore decided last year to concentrate at one FIG. 1—GENERAL VIEW OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIATRACTION COMPANYS REINFORCED CONCRETE SHOPS ANDCAR HOUSES main shop building, while the re

RM2CGW48J–. The Street railway journal . Company, Citizens Passenger Rail-way Company, Linglestown & BlueMountain Railway Company, EastHarrisburg Passenger RailwayCompany and the Harrisburg &Hummelstown Street Railway Company. Four of thesecompanies had car houses located at different points through-out the district covered, but none of them was largeenough or well located with reference to the consolidated sys-tem. It was therefore decided last year to concentrate at one FIG. 1—GENERAL VIEW OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIATRACTION COMPANYS REINFORCED CONCRETE SHOPS ANDCAR HOUSES main shop building, while the re

. The Street railway journal . FIG. 2—HEATER WITH CASE REN/.OVED. FIG. 1.—AUTOMATIC DANGER STOP.. the building, as it is probably one of the largest of the kind everbuilt. The heater is sixty inches in diameter with shell fourteenfeet high over all, and has exhaust steam inlets and outlets sixteeninches in diameter. It has 350 sq. ft. of heating surface and heats thefeedwater in the boiler supply to 206 degs. by the exhaust steam fromthe electric light engines and pumps, while also purifying it. It isof the reservoir return tubular type, and has a capacity of 1250 gals. While the general const

RM2CGXEYJ–. The Street railway journal . FIG. 2—HEATER WITH CASE REN/.OVED. FIG. 1.—AUTOMATIC DANGER STOP.. the building, as it is probably one of the largest of the kind everbuilt. The heater is sixty inches in diameter with shell fourteenfeet high over all, and has exhaust steam inlets and outlets sixteeninches in diameter. It has 350 sq. ft. of heating surface and heats thefeedwater in the boiler supply to 206 degs. by the exhaust steam fromthe electric light engines and pumps, while also purifying it. It isof the reservoir return tubular type, and has a capacity of 1250 gals. While the general const

RM2CRTX33–. The Street railway journal . and finally becomes zero after braking, atwhich time the train has arrived at the second station. Theremay be several applications of power between stations, thenumber being determined by the profile and the general con-tour of the road. By referring to sucha curve the speed in miles per hourmay be obtained at any time intervalbetween stations. A convenient method of obtainingdata for speed time and also powercurves is by means of an instrument(Fig. 1) devised by John D. Keiley,of the New York Central Railroad.This testing set was used in prelimi-nary train tests

. The Street railway journal . ognized and eliminated,descriptions of some of the latest designs that are recog-nized as approved Westinghouse practice are here pre-sented. Two types of switches or circuit breakers have beendeveloped for very severe and heavy service, namely,the carbon-shunt, open-air type, in which the arc isruptured in the open air; and the oil-break type, inwhich the arc is ruptured in an enclosed chamber filledwith a special oil. Fig. 1 illustrates a switch of the former type. This cir-cuit-opening device is constructed on the general principleof employing the open arc and

RM2CGWC94–. The Street railway journal . ognized and eliminated,descriptions of some of the latest designs that are recog-nized as approved Westinghouse practice are here pre-sented. Two types of switches or circuit breakers have beendeveloped for very severe and heavy service, namely,the carbon-shunt, open-air type, in which the arc isruptured in the open air; and the oil-break type, inwhich the arc is ruptured in an enclosed chamber filledwith a special oil. Fig. 1 illustrates a switch of the former type. This cir-cuit-opening device is constructed on the general principleof employing the open arc and

. The Street railway journal . , occupying some twenty-two pages, and de-scribes in the most complete manner the twenty sheets of draw-ings which precede it. A few of these latter are shown on thispage. It is impossible at this early date to say which will be themost important features or upon which the greatest amount of liti-gation will hinge, but the drawings selected for reproduction seemto be of such a general character that they probably contain mostof the salient characteristics. Fig. 1 is a plan of a car, showing theinstallation of a complete equipment of the multiple-unit system.Figs.

RM2CRD84N–. The Street railway journal . , occupying some twenty-two pages, and de-scribes in the most complete manner the twenty sheets of draw-ings which precede it. A few of these latter are shown on thispage. It is impossible at this early date to say which will be themost important features or upon which the greatest amount of liti-gation will hinge, but the drawings selected for reproduction seemto be of such a general character that they probably contain mostof the salient characteristics. Fig. 1 is a plan of a car, showing theinstallation of a complete equipment of the multiple-unit system.Figs.

. The Street railway journal . a general outline of one equipment. The sand through pipes, is divided at E, and delivers the sand in frontof both wheels simultaneously. Pipe 11, as shown in Fig. 1, is fastened to the truck, and arubber hose, H, allows it to swing with the truck so as toalways throw the sand directly in front of the wheels, even onthe shortest curves, while other boxes deliver the sand from20 ins. to 24 ins. from the wheel. All pipes are air tight, and, therefore, exclude all water,which naturally collects in the spiral pipes. This sanding device has been on the market a very s

RM2CR05XP–. The Street railway journal . a general outline of one equipment. The sand through pipes, is divided at E, and delivers the sand in frontof both wheels simultaneously. Pipe 11, as shown in Fig. 1, is fastened to the truck, and arubber hose, H, allows it to swing with the truck so as toalways throw the sand directly in front of the wheels, even onthe shortest curves, while other boxes deliver the sand from20 ins. to 24 ins. from the wheel. All pipes are air tight, and, therefore, exclude all water,which naturally collects in the spiral pipes. This sanding device has been on the market a very s

. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1.—FACE OF BATTERY PLATE FIG. 2.—BACK OF BATTERY PLATE FIG. 3.—COMPLETE BATTERY CELL construction of this storage battery. The improvements are of apurely mechanical nature, and relate to the construction of theelement, the general aim being to reduce the weight of the ma-terial supporting the lead oxide, which is, in most batteries, leaditself, one of the heaviest of the metals. In constructing the Hatchelement a porous plate of unglazed earthenware about 4 ins.square is used, with square receptacles on one side and grooves onthe reverse side, as shown in F

RM2CGRYR9–. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1.—FACE OF BATTERY PLATE FIG. 2.—BACK OF BATTERY PLATE FIG. 3.—COMPLETE BATTERY CELL construction of this storage battery. The improvements are of apurely mechanical nature, and relate to the construction of theelement, the general aim being to reduce the weight of the ma-terial supporting the lead oxide, which is, in most batteries, leaditself, one of the heaviest of the metals. In constructing the Hatchelement a porous plate of unglazed earthenware about 4 ins.square is used, with square receptacles on one side and grooves onthe reverse side, as shown in F

. The Street railway journal . Miss HelenMiller Gould of a library, consisting of about 1500 volumes,as well as a music box, talking machine and a number of at-tractive pictures and mottoes for the decoration of the build-ing, and from Frank Jay Gould of a number of books and a pooltable. The building as remodeled is shown in Fig. 1, and, as willbe seen, is of a neat cottage type which well befits its location,near the Reservoir Park, the citys main center of attractionduring the summer. The general reception room, in which is located the secretarys desk, pool tables, games, etc., is shownin F

RM2CH74JF–. The Street railway journal . Miss HelenMiller Gould of a library, consisting of about 1500 volumes,as well as a music box, talking machine and a number of at-tractive pictures and mottoes for the decoration of the build-ing, and from Frank Jay Gould of a number of books and a pooltable. The building as remodeled is shown in Fig. 1, and, as willbe seen, is of a neat cottage type which well befits its location,near the Reservoir Park, the citys main center of attractionduring the summer. The general reception room, in which is located the secretarys desk, pool tables, games, etc., is shownin F

. The Street railway journal . i<lG. 1.—GENERAL VIEW OF BLACKSTROM-SMITH STEAM TURBINE or housing. The minutest motion of the shaft results inwinding or unwinding the tape on the rollers, thus closing oropening more or less of the nozzles. The motions of the shaftoperating this ingenious cut-off mechanism are controlled bythe governor shown at the left in Fig. i. The governor con-trols a flow of oil under constant pressure, which, by means ofa pressure cylinder and a rack and pinion, rotates the shaftin one or the other direction. The governor is dependent FIG. 2.—END VIEW OF TURBINE the tu

RM2CH2867–. The Street railway journal . i<lG. 1.—GENERAL VIEW OF BLACKSTROM-SMITH STEAM TURBINE or housing. The minutest motion of the shaft results inwinding or unwinding the tape on the rollers, thus closing oropening more or less of the nozzles. The motions of the shaftoperating this ingenious cut-off mechanism are controlled bythe governor shown at the left in Fig. i. The governor con-trols a flow of oil under constant pressure, which, by means ofa pressure cylinder and a rack and pinion, rotates the shaftin one or the other direction. The governor is dependent FIG. 2.—END VIEW OF TURBINE the tu