The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-08-06
FLIES LIKE THE WIND.
An Electric Car operated bv ne Third
Kali system.


Rail system
Eighty miles an hour over the tan.
eent between Santssket Beach AMI
Hull. in Massachusetts,. was the sen
sation TO which Col. Hefi. chief cleo
trician Of the Consolidated road. trssted
bis company Of investigators the other
sfternoon. and this in an open car in
the teeth Of is-knot breeze. At one
time IL seemed as IL the sharp blasts
If wind were sbsut TO tear every inch OF
clothing from the body.
This exhibition of the possibilities oi
the subtle current in its application ID
rail transportation was incidental 70 a
very satisfactory test of what is known
IS the third-rail system. which has
been installed on the line of the South
shore branch of the Old Colony di.
vision between Nantasket Junction and
Fast Weymouth, distance of 5Iz miles
For the first time in the history o: elee-
trical development surface car was
propelled by means Of this new device.
In determining upon the extension Of
the company's electrical system TO East
Weymouth the overhead trolley system
was bandoned and the third-ran meth
% Of contact adopted as the most read
81 adaptable 20 ordinary railroad re-
quirsments.
The third rail is Of peculiar shap~
The end view resembling a hattened A
II Is laid midway between the two serv-
ice rails Of earh track Zach section OF
the third rail Is 20 feet long and weigh.
g pounds 70 the yard. II is supported
by three ash blocks 20 each section. ths
blocks being let into the ties Before
use the blocks are boiled in VACUUM
pans with q tar compound. and thCs
Zach pore Is filed with Insulating and
prsservztive material. The insulation
Is almost perfect The continuity q
:he third-Tal circrit IS secured bT TT
tschilE each end OF one rail TO that oi
the rexf by means Of TWO heavy copper
hands TIE line between Nsntaskzi
Ju1e.So1 and Weymouth is absolutely
d.s-i1ct. electricsIly. from that between
The S-<--uA-@d station and Penberzor
IL IS fed by its own feeders and proriie6
with its Own automatic safety sPpli
s1ceS. which II case Of czrslessress o,
Eoc56s1; 20 TIE thir6-r-il section entei
iato seton and cG- all electricity trou
II ren6-rinr il nothing more than q Pc
elliEriy laid stretch OF track
Tie slsct-icity IS taken from the thi-s
rail bF two sliding shoes hung 8oo@ely
troz th- ear. o3e <-S1e-6ed hsrEee-
the sxssk Of escA t-uc.-. i-7~55ssely
u05.- ne kia-v5-- Ay -w7 i5zks which
slio- Il 20 xl55+ EASILY Cvcr ths top q
TIE third -zll to5 zaEks pS-t--- eoats-i
viii j. a. -. the T1e current !.
o@u1EAt - tAe roo-o-s th-u-Eh tSs
e-o7---ols-x E-s5 zz-vzis a-exk.-s ard -
-u-1. - ta,e --zzk rzEl. by the wheels
ne cozrzzz5rv q ~ rp1--1 circUit is
secZ--d ~ 1EzT = s1o--- ttick bo-S
u co7qe- cEble 20 f7iz together tb.
eds % each pair NJ rrzcs rails -he end
u The hcod beng txS-su-i ir-o tn
GA1--s ct The rzil The distance b-twe4r
c-Sa- Q. IT, -wo skoes q -k- ears Is 2
ses-. No third rzL b+51r lid at rfs
crclssz-<ss tAz cZrrzit = c1-tizU@d be-
tween ths h-skez ends by means o.
bsz3--c-.--3 cAb,sz- AZ tbs e-ussin-a
less -s-1u ,, s.-s w55s &c q N. shoes
- AwlTs L ec--Lcl- a. =s5<r ones
" II -rils q m -soT--E car Orl1gz
n. ssso,ss INTO eoz-Hrs a-zin before the
cz- c- cs-ae . rest
A good 55ss q The advantage of elec-
-rssl-F ~ -cslve power compared
viii E-s-- mar be gathered from the
sI-t tAss ths rEo ior1ol-ivsx burn each
foU- t1zs q e'11l pr 6zy. while no more
~ sslEr tc-s E~- 6Ey burned in the
power Af0-s- serves 20 generate suHs-
cent Fowe- 70 operate she whole seven
Eales q E1s between Pe1berfon AMI
NE1-zxs-t Jz5.-51z by elect-;ri,y.
ls Wa o1 t1s return 10 Penb-er-oa
t-'ti C1- Est- seowad TIE possihiliti-s
q 'A- eE--szz. and -hose WHO -S5e vita
sr- wll zsvs- s1-r-s thsir -xpe-is-rt
= = -,l-< AZ h-- in ar open car
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