. The street railway review . Fare box before chat^giijg Irrjproved box Our engravings show the fare box as it was before and afterthe improvements. The principal changes consisted in put-ting an incandescent lamp inside the box, and having a glassback so that the money can be seen when it enters the box. /trolley a l&n)ps (>.t pldktforn^ Z lan^ps at plAlforn7H H Iplug socKet plug socKefc l&rTjp Cd,9 be used At either erjd of ca^r in fo^re box groor7d FARE BOX LAMP WIRING groupd The fare box is changed from one end of the car to theother, and to accommodate the lamp in it, a flexible cord a
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. The street railway review . Fare box before chat^giijg Irrjproved box Our engravings show the fare box as it was before and afterthe improvements. The principal changes consisted in put-ting an incandescent lamp inside the box, and having a glassback so that the money can be seen when it enters the box. /trolley a l&n)ps (>.t pldktforn^ Z lan^ps at plAlforn7H H Iplug socKet plug socKefc l&rTjp Cd, 9 be used At either erjd of ca^r in fo^re box groor7d FARE BOX LAMP WIRING groupd The fare box is changed from one end of the car to theother, and to accommodate the lamp in it, a flexible cord andplug socket are provided. By wiring the car as shown the. MONEY BELT. plug can be put in at either end without interfering with theother lights on the car. A mone) belt is now furnished the motormen for use inmaking change, to save them the trouble of getting at insidepockets when they are dressed as they must be for winterduty. This also is shown in one of the illustrations. ^ticd/lfatWayjeyim^ 757 NIAGARA POWER FOR THE BUFFALORAILWAY. Street railway men are especially interested in theNiafjara-Buffalo transmission line because the first powerto be sent over it is to be used by the Buffalo RailwayCompany in the operation of its cars. The sample poleexhibited at the St. Louis convention and the article inour August issue gave some idea of the line construction, but the pictures accompanying this article better por-tray the construction of the line at various points alongthe route between the Falls and Buffalo, while they alsoshow the conduit and the manner in which the tile ductswere laid. This transmission line is being built by theNiagara