. Il giornale ferroviario stradale . il cruscotto serve a tenere il parafango in posizione. È fissato alla piattaforma da un pezzo fuso a forma di arco ad el, avente una molla a spirale, che dà al parafango la tensione corretta, in modo che quando un corpo striato il parafango si sposterà in basso e indietro, Prevenzione di un urto a bassa pressione quando viene nuovamente sollevato in posizione dalla molla.due staffe sotto il paraurti, con piccoli ganci, mostrate in figura, aiutano a tenere il parafango in posizione e consentono una regolazione rapida o un rilascio quando è necessario ripiegarlo. Ci sono anche due catene con le quali la morsa, una volta ripiegata, è attac
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. The Street railway journal . dash serves to hold thefender in position. It is attached to the platform by an el-bow-shaped casting, having a spiral spring, which gives tQthe fender the proper tension, so that when a body strikesthe fender it will move down and back, preventing a sud-den shock when it is again lifted in position by the spring.Two brackets under the bumper, with small hooks, asshown, assist in holding the fender in position and providefor a quick adjustment or for a release when it is necessaryto fold it up. There are also two chains by which the de-vice, when folded, is attached to the dash rail. These fen-ders are very light, are constructed at little expense and areclaimed to be working in a very satisfactory manner, hav-ing picked up without injury quite a number of persons. Itis also noted that since the fenders were adopted therehave been less accidents from collision with vehicles, themotormen being more cautious than when fenders werenot employed. It is the practice of the company to charge. FIG. 7.—FENDER FOR ELECTRIC CARS power is readily transmitted by belt to the shafting. Thisis used in case the motor which drives the tools of the re-pair shop should be out of order or undergoing repairs. FENDERS AND OTHER SAFETY DEVICES All of the cars, both electric and cable, on the North andWest Chicago systems have recently been equipped withfenders to comply with the city ordinance to that effect.The fenders are all home-made, and that designed for thecable cars is shown in Fig. 6. It is of the stationary type, and is constructed from steel springs bent and arranged asshown in the engraving, the outer or front edge being re-inforced by a sheath of rubber belting. The design offender for electric cars is shown in Fig. 7, and was designedand patented by V. T. Lynch, superintendent of the shop.In the foreground the fender is in position for service, while that in the background is folded up against the dash-board. These fenders consist of a frame wor
