Download or read book How to Become a Successful Trolley Car Motorman The 1908 Handbook for Electric Railway Men written by Sidney Alymer-Small and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1888, Frank J. Sprague built the first successful electric-powered trolley car system in Richmond, Virginia. A few years later he invented multiple-unit control, an innovation that allowed the creation of heavy electric elevated and subway systems. The motormen and conductors who operated these trains, trolleys and interurbans were often trained using Sidney Aylmer-Small's How to Become a Successful Motorman. The book contains descriptions of electric railway systems and technology, operating instructions, and a series of quizzes designed to improve retention of the data.
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Download or read book The Motorman and His Duties the Classic Handbook for Electric Trolley Streetcar and Interurban Motormen written by Ludwig Gutmann and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-07-14 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally printed in 1898 and then periodically revised, The Motorman...and His Duties served as the definitive training text for a generation of streetcar operators. A must-have for the trolley or train enthusiast, it is also an important source of information for museum staff and docents. Lavishly illustrated with numerous photos and black and white line drawings, this affordable reprint contains all of the original text. Includes chapters on trolley car types and equipment, troubleshooting, brakes, controllers, electricity and principles, electric traction, multi-car control and has a convenient glossary in the back. If you've ever operated a trolley car, or just had an electric train set, this is a terrific book for your shelf
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Download or read book The Motorman and His Duties written by Ludwig Gutmann and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Motorman and His Duties: A Handbook of Theory and Practice for Operating Electric Cars The purpose of this work is to so familiarize the reader with the operation of an electric car, that the practical du ties of a motorman may be the more easily and quickly learned. At the same time it will be found to explain, in Simple language devoid of mathematics and technicalities, many points not generally understood by the average mo torman, and a knowledge of which cannot fail to make his services more valuable to his company and satisfactory to himself; and also to better fit him for promotion. The motorman who understands his business is able to operate the cars that are put in his charge with much less danger of accident, and with less power and less wear on the equipment, than a man who simply knows how to get his car over the road on time. This book is not only in tended to explain the electrical part of an electric motor car, but to give some general instruction and advice to those who desire to make this work their livelihood. It is based on the experience gathered for a number of years in the electric railway field, instructing motormen in their duties and work, and on results and observations made on roads in practical life. To explain some electrical effects it has been necessary to adopt a few comparisons, which, while not exactly correct from a scientific standpoint, give the reader a clear picture of what is meant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Motorman and His Duties written by Ludwig Gutmann and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Motorman and His Duties: A Handbook of Theory and Practice of Electric Railway Car Operation The purpose of this work is to so familiarize the reader with the operation of an electric car, that the practical duties of a motorman may be the more easily and quickly learned. At the same time it will be found to explain, in simple language devoid of mathematics and technicalities, many points not generally understood by the average motorman, and a knowledge of which cannot; fail to make his services more valuable to his company and satisfactory to himself; and also to better fit him for promotion. The motorman who understands his business is able to operate the cars that are put in his charge with much less danger of accident, and with less power and less wear on the equipment, than a man who simply knows how to get his car over the road on time. This book is not only intended to explain the electrical part of an electric motor car, but to give some general instruction and advice, to those who desire to make this work their livelihood. It is based on the experience gathered for a number of years in the electric railway field, instructing motormen in their duties and work, and on results and observations made on roads in practical life. To explain some electrical effects it has been necessary to adopt a few comparisons, which, while not exactly correct from a scientific standpoint, give the reader a clear picture of what is meant. The author desires to acknowledge the generous assistance of the manufacturing companies whose apparatus is explained and illustrated in the following pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Motorman and Conductor written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 1020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 19- include the Proceedings of the association's 12-27th annual conventions.
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