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Title: Electric railway journal Year: 1908 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Electric railroads Publisher: [New York] McGraw Hill Pub. Co Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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Text Appearing Before Image: compart-ment. The car wiring scheme is very similar to that of theIndianapolis & Louisville Railway, which was describedin the Street Railway Journal of Jan. 4, 1908. BRAKES The air brakes are standard General Electric emergencystraight-air brake equipments, with a differential type ofgovernor for multiple-unit operation. CAR BODIES The car bodies were manufactured by the St. Louis CarCompany. They are single ended and are arranged withpassenger, smoking and baggage compartments. Thetrucks were manufactured by the Standard Motor TruckCompany. The more important dimensions are as follows: Length of car over bumpers 46 ft. o in. Extreme width 8 ft. 3 in. Extreme height from top of track 13 ft. 2 in. Truck centers 24 ft. 6 in. Wheel base of trucks 6 ft. 6 in. Diameter of wheels 36 in. Weight of car bodies 38,0001b. Weight of car fully equipped 64,0001b. Seating capacity 50 TRACK The track is well ballasted throughout with crushedrock, there being on an average 2500 cu. yd. per mile.

Text Appearing After Image: Pittsburg 1200-Volt Line—Interior of Shenango Substation There are 65 miles of single track and at the Pittsburgend of the road there are nj^ miles of double track. Thebridges, which are numerous, are all of a very substantialconstruction. January 16, 1909.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. 97 The 80-lb. T-rails are bonded under the fishplates withtwin terminal welded bonds of No. 0000 capacity. Thegage of the track is 5 ft. 2 1-2 in., which conforms withthat of the Pittsburg city railways over which the carsoperate. The maximum grade is 8 per cent. This occursin the city of Butler, and there are other grades of 5 percent on the interurban section, the country traversed be-ing very hilly. The outer rails are super-elevated on allcurves to permit high speeds. There are six turn-outswhich constitute the crossing points between New Castleand Butler. TELEPHONE SYSTEM There is a complete telephone system installed, instru-ments are carried on each car, and jack boxes are pro-vided at each cross

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