Identifier: cyclopediaofappl05amer (find matches)
Title: Cyclopedia of applied electricity : a general reference work on direct-current generators and motors, storage batteries, electrochemistry, welding, electric wiring, meters, electric lighting, electric railways, power stations, switchboards, power transmission, alternating-current machinery, telegraphy, etc.
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: American Technical Society
Subjects: Electric engineering
Publisher: Chicago : American Technical Society
Contributing Library: Northeastern University, Snell Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Northeastern University, Snell Library

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o 11 o?) § 16 SELF-PROPELLED RAILWAY CARS or to power from a trolley when the car is transferred to a trolley lineon part of the route. Fig. 14 shows the gasoline engine and direct-connected generator which constitute the power plant of the car. The gasoline engine is started by compressed air from the mainreservoir, through a distributing valve to the several cylinders insuccession. For re-charging the reservoirs, if necessary when themain engine is shut down, a single-cylinder, single-acting air pump,direct-connected to a 4-H. P., single-cylinder, two-cycle gasolineengine, is provided in the engine compartment. The car is heated from the exhaust gases of the gasoline engineby a system of hot water circulation on the thermo-siphon principle.Illumination is obtained by incandescent electric lights. Fig. 15 is an exterior view of the General Electric Gas-ElectricCar as above described. Fig. 16 is a diagram showing plan andelevation of the car. Gasoline power w ith gear transmission is

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