US1462868A - Passenger train and platform - Google Patents

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EAGPGS July 24, 1923- L.. NEWMAN PASSENGER TRAIN AND PLATFORM 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 www@ July 24, 1923 L. NEWMAN PASSENGER TRAIN AND PLATFORM Filed Dec, l5 1917 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 24, 1923.

, NirED STATES LOUISNEWMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PASSENGER TRAIN AND PLATFORM'.

Application filed December 15, 1917. Serial No. 207,372.

To all wiz-0m t may concern e it known that I, Louis NEWMAN, a

citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in `Passenger Trains and Platforms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to passenger trains and platforms at which the trains may receive and discharge passengers, and has particular -reference to intra-urban and suburban trains where it is desired to take carev of both small and large crowds economically and quickly.` The invention will hereinafter be described in connection with an elevated railway system although it will be manifest as it is better understood that the invention has other and valuable application in subways, railway trains, surface lines and the like.v p

A principal object of the present inveir tion is the provision of a train and attendant instrumentalities, which may discharge and receive passengers in large numbers and in the shortest possible time.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a train and associated in- Vstrumentalities, which will economize the space on the platform so that crowds of persons `can be loaded and unloaded, without crowding, from a platform of restricted size.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a train and associate instrumentalities, which may operate upon the pay-as-you-enter system at such hours as the traffic conditions permit and which may be readily converted to permit the fares to be collected before the persons board the train during the rush hours of the service.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a train which will require the services of fewer attendants than is usual on elevated railroads, subways and the like.

\ Ai still further object of the invention is the provision of a train adapted to operate under the pay-as-you-enter system and so :onstructed and arranged that the passengers may enter quickly at `the stations and the fares be expeditiously collected before the train arrives at its next stop.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a train and platform con` structed and arranged to separate the leaying passengers from those boarding the train and this without requiring said leaving passengers to cross the platform or in any way mingle with those desiring to board the train.

Avstill further object of the invention is the provision of a train of cars which will require no gate keeper for the. platform at the ordinary station in the residence district, and `in the business district except at rush hours, and which will reduce the number of guards required for the operation of a train to a minimum thereby effecting a material saving in the cost of operating the road.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better y understood from the following description when considered in connection with theaccompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof.

On the drawings,

Figure 1 is a plan section of a part of the train and platform embodying my present invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view partially in elevation and partially in perspective of the same;

Fig. 3 is a partial view similar to Fig. 1 showing a different arrangement of the train and platform.

Fig. l is an enlarged section through one of 4the cars shown in the other figures; Fig. 5 is a partial view similar to Fim 4 and of the same car with the parts differently arranged; and

Figs. 6 and 7 are enlarged sectional detail i views of the partition used in you-enter enclosure on the car.

For the purpose of illustrating my in* vention, I have shown the same embodied in a train consisting of a number of cars indicated on the drawing at` 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, connected in any usual or preferred fashion and communicating with each other by vestibules 15, the communication being suoli that a person may passeasily and safely from onel car to the other. The train of cars thus mentioned is shown on the drawing at a platform 17 having one or more entrance stairw. ys 18 at the top of which is a cage or space 19 for a fare taker. However, as already stated, the invention contemplates the operati on of the train either to collect the fares on the train itself or at the entrance to the platform, and it will therefore be understood that the fares may or may not be collected by the fare taker in the cage or cages 19 as conditions of traiic may render desirable.

Vvmade byf' i i scribed. To'one wall part 23 a foldable In the present instance, to illustrate an embodiiii'entof invention, Vit will" first `be'- described as' arranged upon the pay-as-youenter (the car) system. Every other car, in

the present embodiment 1l` andlB,4 is pro- "portions :or endslof the car. This enclosure is 'preferably divided into a main part 25 adjacentthe entrance2l anda passageway 26 `at the opposite side, the diyision being a "partition as will now bey detwo-partpartition section 27 is removably pivoted, this section being' shown in enlarged view in Eig'. 7. The parts 28 and 29 of the section "areinerelyhinged together atB'l. The part 28 which is adapted for attachment tothe wall. part `23 is provided with a pair of downwardly extending hooks 32 adapted to 'engage eyes lin the wall` gpart and the part 29 is pri'ided withsimi lar hooks 34 which may be 'engaged in eyes 35bolted to ja removable post 3G extending up at an appropriate location from the floor of the enclosure. An openingl is provided between this post and a second vpost 37 to establish communication between the passageway and main part of the enclosure, which opening is adapted to be closed by a foldable curtain or closure 384 carried by the post 36 and engageable with the post 37. AA. four-partipartition section 39 connects the postf withthe opposite corresponding wall section 23.` rlhe parts 4]., 42, 43 and 44 of this sectionI are hinged togetherat-t so that""t'lie section may be opened out as shown in Figi 4 or collapsed or folded up as shown in Fig. One end part 44 .is provided with hooks. 46 like the hooks 32 and whichengage in eyes like the eyes 33 similarly arranged. Whenthe partition section 39 is `unfolded and placedl in operative position it extends about a corner post 48 and from there extends to the post- 37 to which it is engaged. Thefare taker stands at 49 preferably upon a raised box or pedestal so .that hecan see easily throughout the car in which he is lstationed and, also into -and throughthe adjacent cars at each side`r it being' understood that the partition inthe enclosure and its confining walls are low and therefore do notobstruct his yiew. Two doors 5l are providedto prevent passage between i the enclosure and the body or ends of ther i i i car `while the fares are beingcollected as will be later explained. "It is intended that the enclosure shall be of a size to contain comfortably from 25 to 40 or more persons standing;1 in the passageway 264 and` inl the main part 25. `Wl`ie`n theftrain pulls up at a station a door 52, normallyclosing the payas-you-enter entrance7 is opened and the curtain 342inoved1` to4 permit ready communication between the passageway and main partef the enclosure. The enteringpassengers pass tlirough the main part, lll the passageway'and so much of the main part as is necessary or if there are only ahfew` theyv are admitted merelyto the mainV part. At this time thedoors 51 are closed and the fare taker, after tli'e train has leftthe station,

collects the fares iirstfrom thewpersonsinV thep'assageway and opens one orboth doors 51`tol direct them into the body of the `car and through the communication `with a'dja?` cent cars into the adjacent cars also. ltlev topy in Fig'. 4,`l.ioles 53 being provided to*l receive the posts 36, 37 and 39, and eyes` being located on the partition parts 55 to receive the hooks 33 and 47.

In order that passengers may i through the exits 22, if. provide platformI separators indicated in l atf56, which Y prevent the leaving,"passengers from mingling with the entering ones. Stairways 57 ,i

communicate with` the inside of thej enclo-` sure formed by the separators and the passengers are directed by the separators. di-

rectly from the train exits to the stairwaysl and away from the platform. T he separa;-` tors are spaced upon the platform at app-ropriate distances to permit the ,Inotormanjr located at 58 at the forward end of theV traim to easily stop with a pair of exits-22 locate-dyv at an appropriate platform separator; It` will be noted that the platform separat-ors y do not extend completely across the plat-formto permit ready passage of perso-ns upon the platform from one end to the other] so that they may easily station themselves at any, `desired pay-as-you-enter entrance,` whichi preferably, for the convenience of passenreis is located for them by suitable v'signsY (not shown).

Frequently express and local 1vtrains run upon the sametrack and stopat Vthe samen platform and the platforirr` separators may be utilized, if desirerh toy-separate tliepasjsengers desiring `to board Ithe local train from passengers desiringtoboardithe Aex'- not enter y llt) press train. This may be accomplished,byv

causing the two trains to lstop at different locations. When the'train is1 constructed -be provided by the eXits and arranged as indica-ted on the drawing, it will be noted that there are two platform separators between each pair of payasyouenter entrances; or differently stated the pay-as-you-enter entrances are presented only at alternate spaces between the platform separators. If the train were stopped one car back, that is the car 10 were stopped where the car 11 nowV stands, the pay-as-youenter entrance would be disposed atA other spaces between the platform separators.

These spaces may be labeled therefore alternately Express desired the same system may be used to direct the passengers for trains leaving for different destinations.

The invention contemplates also the quick loading of the train without any obstruction from the separators or from the parts disposed within the car to provide pay-as-youenter facilities. In big cities the traffic is almost entirely in one* direction at certain hours-to the business district in the morning and to the residence district in the evening. rlhe passengers in the morning usually board the train at a considerable number of successive stations and leave it at relatively few downtown stations and in the evening board the train at relatively few downtown stations and leave it. at a considerable number of stations in the residence district. Considering' first the traffic down in the morning. The passengers board Vthe train at the residence stations and usually in numbers at the single stations sufficiently small to permit the fares to be collected on the pay-as-youenter system and they may leave the train in large numbers through the platform separators unless the crowd be so great thatfall three doors at the sides of the carl are necessary to 'facilitate the unloading, it being understood that center doors are provided in the car sides of all the cars whether arranged for the pay-as-you-enter system or not. That is to say, cars 10,112 and 14 also have sidedoors 50, which,l except in rush hours, are kept closed. If it be desired to empty the trainata single station or to provide greater eXit capacity than can 22, the platform separatorsare constructedv to be moved out of the way as well be presently described and the partitions within the pay-as-youenter enclosures can be collapsed by folding i up on their hinges and back against the sides of the enclosure walls and arranged as indicated in Figs. 3 and 5. Fig. 3 shows the arrangement of the collapsed platform separators as well. y

Each platform separator consists of a mainr wall 61 to which are pivoted end walls 62 adapted to be swung, from the position shown in Fig. 2 where they co-operate with the sides of the car to form anl enclosure, aroundyintof parallelism with the enter the platform in the stations in and Local stops, or if` main wall 61,. preferably lying close against its outer face as indicated in Fig. 3. The wall 61 may form the railing of the stair or stair closure.

Returning home in the evening the fares of the passengers can be collected as they the business section and all of the openings at the sideI of the train may be used as entrancesthree to each car. The partition in the pay-as-you-enter section is rendered readily positioned and removed so that after the business district is passed the train can operate on the pay-as-you-enter plan with little inconvenience to the fare taker. If the platform separators are collapsed or moved out of the way during the rush hours they can readily be returned to the operative position shown in Fig. 2 and the entire system operated upon the pay-as-you-enter plan.

Prior to my invention it has been generally the custom to station a guard between the cars at each pair of connected ends so that five, six and seven car trains require respec tively four, live and siX guards in addition to the motorman. A train constructed and operated in accordance with my present invention requires only half the number of guards for a train of even number of cars andfone guard or fare taker for the odd car if the train have an odd number.

Pneumatic or electric means are provided to permit the guards or fare takers stationed in their respective enclosures to operate all the doors. rllhe guard we will say in the enclosure of car 11 will operate doors 50 and 22'of car 10, doors 22 and 21 of car 11 and adjacent doors 22 of car 12, and in addition will of course operate the doors `of his enclosure. This control is simple and it is believed need not be shown on the drawing. Of course, if desired, each guard can open only the doors 21 and 22 of the car in which he is stationed7 in which event the passengers from adjacent cars pass through the vesti'bules and out of the exits in the cars provided with guards.

lt is thought. that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing. description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of` the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention Aor sacrificing all of its material advantages,

the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

l claim:

1. A. passenger train, comprising` a. plurality of connected communicating cars, alternate cars the platform and the' cars therebetween being provided with entrances from the platform for all said cars.

having merely exits opening to p tio 2, A passenger train, comprising a` plarality ofconnected communicating cars, alternate cars having merely exits opening to the'platform and the interi'iiediate cars havside centers for all the cars.

8l A passenger train, comprising a plurality of connected communicating cais, all of said cars having exits andalternate cars only having entrances from the platform.

Li; il; )asseneer train and-a latfoi'm at which said train may stop to receive and discharge passengers, said train and said platform hotli having entrances and exits, a

platform separator directing iiersons'leav- `ing the train directly `to the platform `exits thereloy preventing them fromn'iingling with .persons hoard in lo; the train.

5.. A'. passenger train and a platform at ivlriclrsaid train may stop to receive and discharge passengers. said train and said platform laoth havingl entrances and exits.rv

and platform separators formingwith the side ofthe train .an enclosure including a platform exit and a train exit to cause persons'to pass dircetly from the t 'ain exit to the platform exit.

Gril passenger train and a platform at `Whiclasaidftrai'n may stop to receive and so discharge ifiassengers. said `passenger train havingexits and entrances and 'said platform having exits and entrances, and platform separators enclosing the exits ofthe platform and car and leaving an unobstruct- "ed passageway around said separators onsaid platform whereby 'to permit persons desiringto board the train access to the platform i throughout its lengt-l1.

7., Afpassenger train and a platform at 'ivhich said train may stop to receive and discharge, passengers, a pluralitg7 vo'f exit stairways .communicating VWith said platform, andplatform separators enclosing each stairway and an exit portion of said train.

8. A passenger train and a platform at which said 'train may stop to receive and discharge passengers`r stairways communicat-v ing with `said platform adjacent the' side Iof tlieplatform at which thetrain may stop,

and platform separators enclosing said stair- Ways ,and forming ,With the exitI portions of the car an enclosure for directing passengers fromthe train exits directly to said stair- Way.` i

9..,The combination of a train composed of `aI plurality of cars having distributed exits and intermediate entrances, and means for preventing passengers from entering the `train through said exits, said means including platform enclosures in said enclosures 10. The combination of a passenger train,

and stairn'ays Withcomprising a plurality of 'communicatingy cars provided with distributed exits and ening entrances frein the platform at their `hoarding `said train.`

trances intermediate said'exits, doors for all saidexits and' entrances, andmeans for preventing passengers fromenteringtle train thiouglithe exits ivhei'rally saidl doors are openj, said means p comprising platform enclosures and stairrvays gcofmmunicating With the platform inside said venclosures'.

lil ii passenger train, comprising a plu-` rality ofcars having 4distriliiuted exits and separate entrances.,.lietweer said exits, a platfornifat which said train` may stop, andy having' "platform separators y.inte'rm'ediate said lentrances and y enclosii'rg` said exits whereby to prevent persons leaving. the

train fi-'oinniingling with* those desiring to i hoard the train and means formingexits from tlieseparators outside the platform;

l2.- A passenger train "and a platform at' which said train may stop to receive and' `discharge) passengers, said train liaving dis- Atributedexits` and separate' entrances7 andy platform separators forming "enclosures about said exits andextending only partially across the platform and stairs communicatingl `with` saidseparators.-`

18; A' passenger train and a platform at which saidatraiiiL may receive and discharge passengers, said plat-form havingrplatform separators for preventingpersons leaving the train mingling vwith persons desiringto hoard the train, said separators serving also todivide the plat-form into spaceshetween said separatorsy and means forming exits from the separators ontside'the platform lt. il.` passenger t 'ain' and aplatform at Which said train may receive and discharge" passengers, said train having 'a plurality ofi pay-as-youenter entrances and exits remote from saidentrances, and vmeans for prevent-` 'ing persons desirous of hoarding the train fronientering through Athe exits, and for preventing `persons leaving the exits from mingling with said persons desirous of 15;.A; passenger'traiii and a platformA at which: said train may receive and discharge passengers, meansoin said train and platform .for permitting `said train to receive passengers either payinglastheyenter the' which said train may receive `and discharge passengers, means kon said trainiand planA form for permitting.. said traine'rto receive passengers either paying asthey yenter the2 trainA or` as they: enter thei'fplatforin, said 17. A passenger train andV a platform at i which said train may receive and discharge passengers, means on said train and platform for permitting said train to receive passengers either paying as they enter the train or as they enter the platform, said means comprising platform separators for preventing passengers entering through the exits when the fares are collected in the train, said separators being movable Ito permit entrance through th'e exits when the fares are collected as the persons enter the platform.

18. A passenger car having a central entrance and an enclosure within said entrance, said enclosure being divided into a passageway at the side of the car remote from said entrance `and into a main part adjacent said entrance, and doors or gates for conining persons within said passageway until their fares are collected.

19. A passenger car having a side entrance and an enclosure within said enw trance, said enclosure having a main part adjacent the entrance, and at the opposite 'side therefrom, a passageway yconnecting said main part with the ends of the cars and providing a fare taker station within said main part and adjacent said passageway.

20. A passenger car having a side entrance and an enclosure within said entrance, said enclosure having a main part adjacent the entrance, and a passageway adjacent the opposite side of the car, both said passageway and saidmain part being adapted to permit an appreciable number of persons to stand therein, and means for preventing persons in said passage and said main part from entering the body of the car until the fares are collected.

21. A passenger car having a side entrance and an enclosure within said entrance, said enclosure having a main part adjacent the entrance, and a passageway adjacent the opposite side of the car, both said passageway and said main part being adapted to permit an appreciable number of persons to stand therein, and means for preventing persons in said passage and said main part from entering the body of the car until the fares are collected, said means being operable to permit persons in the passageway to enter the main part of the car and prevent persons within the main part entering the passageway.

22. A passenger car having an entrance and a pay-as-you-enter enclosure within said entrance, said enclosure being divided into a main part and a passageway, and doors for separating said passageway from the body of the car, and the main part from the passageway to permit collection of fares in the passageway and main part separately.

23. A passenger car having an entrance and enclosure set off within said entrance, said enclosure being provided with a partition setting oif a main part adjacent the entrance, and a passageway at the opposite side, said partition being foldable to an inoperative position to leave said enclosure unobstructed.

24. A passenger train i and platform at which the train may receive and discharge passengers, said train and platform having means for separating entering and leaving passengers and operable upon the pay-asyou-enter principle, means on said platform and in said train being movable out of the way of entering and leaving passengers to inoperative position, the 'fares being collected as the'persons enter upon the platform.

Signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Tnos. J. OBRIEN, Emi. Woon.

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