US841607A - Railway signaling mechanism. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTE MSM.

EGHA

RILWAY SIGNAL PATENTED JAN.15, 1907. E. J. ADAMS. RAILWAY SIGNALING MECHANISM.

No. 8414507A APPLICATION FILED MAY-3,1906.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

sin narrante oir snaai-i F, oi-inefon scans, or Waco, ranas' E specication of Letters Patent.

pplieetion filed Hay 37,1906. Serial No. 315.636I

'i .new and useful improvements in Railway Signaling Mechanisms, of which thefoliowlis specification. l l/y invention Vrelates to certain new and seinl improvements in electric railway and 'hlocirsigmaling in which means are provided indicating -in the engine-cab to the engir condition ci the road ahead and' in f es provided whereby land- Y sl d rai, We shoots, broken bridges, switches, f vc., mayk oe indicated on various annnnciator mechanisms Within the engine-cali and means coiiperatively .connested `with one or more oi said annunciator mechanisms Wherehyivhen the ahnunciatorn' 'is said; aotionwill serve to antoniaticaily apply the valve of ine,and thereby-automatioeliy stop the train, Means zrn also provided n faith the fflishingl a. vlocal alarm-circuit to Vto the operation of the annun- "ins 'jor .L L1

ll attent chatters, and means are also provided in con- A nection with the annnnciator mechanisms for lightingthe engine-cab to indicate danger,- caution, and safety signals.

invention also seeks to provide an imp oir-ed signaling system of the character stat-ed, which means are also' provided whereby the` approach to'a station Will be indepo't, and means are also provided the engine-cab and the station Where-hy telegraphic communication may be hetrveen, the train and the station at 4 With other objects than have been heretoi'oro specified my invention comprises ceriiovel construction, combination, Aand ngeinent of parts, all of which Will'he described in detail, then be speciiically pcinted'out in the appended claims, and illus- .uch-- Figire 1 is a diagrammatic view of a pori the trachway, illnstratingnone coinoclr. and the adjacent ends Oiadjoin- 2 is a diagrainniatic'view of e engine-carried portion of the signaling svsterd- 3 is a detail view of one` of the 'zor mechanisms and its complete circuit-l the trachfcircuit. Fig. i

'the accompanying drawings, in

including its cooperative portion of is a detail perspecair and close the throttleator mechantive view showing the engine-carried contact@ .mf-imber. Fig. 9 is a detail Vdagiainmatic view of a modiiied arrangement otsignal mechanisms. Fig. 10 is a detail sectional 'perspective view of one of the annunciator Fig. 11 is a vertical longitudimechanisms.

nal section thereof. Fig. 12 is a vertical cross-section on the line 12 12 of Fig. '11.

looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring now to the accompanying drawingsJ in which like numerals and letters of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 J? designates one of the track-rails, Which is con-j tinuous and bonded to form. a continuons electrical conductor. The other main trackrail 2 is blocked in sectionsinsulatedone from the other, the respective rails which forni each individual section of course being bonded together, as shown.V Disposed between the inain'track-rails 1 and 2 at suitable intervals apart are;4 a series of sectional condoctor-rails 3, for a purpose presently understood.

4 indicates a road-crossing, alongside of whichav si nal-lampo is-mounted'and is ro,- vided Wit shutters 5a., so that the light thereof can be seen only by any one comingv along the road that crosses the track and .sov

that the light from the lamp 5Will not be visible to the engineer of an ,approaching train. The iight 5 is in electrical connection With the track-rail 1 and also with one of the sectional conductors 3, through which the light-circuit is made when the trahi is appreaching the road-crossing, the circuit-being made from the positive pole of the' dynamo 86 on the engine througheJ conductor 85b to a brush 87, that engages 'the sectional 1 condi-rotor 3, and' from thence throughthe lamp 5 to the rail 1, and from thence through the Wheel 89a of the engine and axle 89ftoa brush 8S, and from thence to the negative pole' of the dynamo 86, thus leaving'the light 5 lighted during the entire time the brush 87 is in contact With the specific sectional conductor' 3 that cooperates?. yvith the roadcrossing a, and thereby indicates to one approachingthe track-firom'theroad that a .Hs i v 'I train is coming'.'tehonld'beunderstood v that the sectional conductor?) for the roadcrossing should be of suliicientlength on each `ment With the posts.

side of the bridge to enable thelight 5to be lighted While the train is still some distance from the crossing and not extinguished untill it has passed the crossing.

In carrying'out my invention theroad is equipped Withione or more devices 35 i' or indicating land-slides and the like, Which devices comprise a a'ir of posts 36, to one of which a rope or cab e 37 is secured, and the cable -37 passes through the ot-her post 36 and engages a spring-arm 33, carried by said latter post 36, which 'spring-arm is drawn toward the post 36 should fallen rock or earth engage the cable 37 and -move the same out of aline- Tov enable the circuit to'be made through the latch 33, Which is in electrical connection through a Wire 41 withl the lrespective block-section of the rail 2 that controls the land-slide d evice,I provide a second latch member 39, having va latch portion 39a for cooperating with the latchportion 38l of the latch 38, so that VWhen thecable 37 moves'the latch portion 33a toward4 the post 36 it Will' move under the latch member 39 and become locked in such position, thus closing the electrical circuit from. the latch '38 to the latch member 39, which latch member 39 is in electrical contact through a Wire 40 with the rail 1.

Arranged 'at a suitable position along the track, at oneside thereof, a fixed contactmaker B, that co erates with a similarlyformed contact-maker A, carried by the en-l gine, and the contact-maker B in the form' of my invention shown in Fig. 1i carries a plurality of contact-strips a, 51a, 52a, 53a`, and 54a, which connect With the Wires 50, 51, 52, r 53, and 54, res` ectively, for a purpose presently ex laine( the Wire 50 connecting with the bloc -section of the rail 2, that coperates with the land-slide devices.

In order to indicate spreading rails, the track is provided at suitable intervals'With a pair of contact'members 6,6, which. may be in the nature of spikes driven into the ties atl a short distance from the rails 1 and 2,.'

members 6 6 andshort-circuit the` rails'.

In order to indicate Washou-ts along the line, I provide the-ties 8 at suitable intervals with-a pair of contact members 3, electrically connected together by a Wire that is I' drawn taut between them and to which the Wire 53 is attached. '.The contact members 8al are in electrical connectlon with the sectional conductor 3 of suitable length running position the wire between th-ev contact memnal from being given in'the' engineers ca when A contacts B, as .will be presently eX'- plained. r

11 indicates a bridge over which the rails 1 and 2 pass', and this bridge has a taut wire 12 running over all its different lparts and forming a complete network thereover, the wire 12 being securely fastened to the various parts oi' the bridge, so that should any part of. .the bridge become broken or injured vthe VWire 12 will break, and hence open the circuit therethrough and revent the clearsignal in the engineers ca that would have been prevented'had the washout occurred to break the circuit between the contacts 3a 3, as before stated. v

The Wire 12 is secured at one end to the rail 1,- and .the other end is secured to the sectional toa certain distance on each side thereof, a lamp 13 being placed in circuit with the wire 12, so that when the bridge is yin good condition andthe circuit through the Wire 12 unbroken the lam 13 will become lighted as soon as theengine arrives at the beginning of the section 3, by reason of the current from thedynamo passing through the brush 88, aide 89, and w-heels SEP-'from the rail 1 and the'rail 1, as will vbe clearly understood by reference to the drawings. Should the wire 12 break after the engine has left the vicinity of v bridge-section is located it will fail to light up `fithelamp 13, `and hence the engineer will lbe 14 designates a railroad-crossi ng, the respective rails of the two roads being insulated O,from one another, so as to not interfere with the `electrical circuits.v The'sections oic the rail 1 of as arealsothesectio softhe rails 2.and 3,'as shown in Fig. 1 The railroad-crossing is also ,-ters 5, arranged so that the lights operated by a train on one track will not be visible to vsaid train, but onlyto the engineer ofthe train lon the other track approaching at right angles thereto in a manner similar to the one in which the lamp 5 is lighted for the road-cross- 'ing heeinbefore specified.

15 designates a telegraphic Wire that connects several stations 16 along the railroad,

ings) and-the Wire 1 5 at a place opposite the contact-maker B has an electrical connection that is secured to the posts 9 9. and the cable through a Wire 1 5,a with the Wire 52, that co- 10 is fastened to the Wire which lconnects the two contact members 8, se that should/ awashout occur and the tie 8 move out @fits bers 8a will be broken, and hence the circuit interrupted, which ivill prevent a safety-sig;

conductor 3, that runs across the bridge` and from the dynamo through the brush 87 and rail 3 and through the lamp 13 and Wire 12 to the contact member B', then as soon as it enters lthe section in which the rail 3 of the v aware thatsomething is Wrong at the bridge. 1

leachside ofthe crossing arebonded together,

provided'with a series of light-s having shut-l l(one station 16 only being shown in the draW-A u. Withthe contact member 525,-before current will also pass throu l1' thella mmiwned. The station 1 6 is prvided with and'lvight 'the switch-signal lamp.

oneor more' setsof telegraph instruments, for swtclrlamp 28 is'rom rail 3, Wire 32, (two beingahowm) one of-Which comprises lam' 28, wires 29 and 33 to rail 1.

U5 the sounder 19,of any approved type, and the Siiould a train he on the siding andthe rear 7o Y key 18, of any approved type, which car thereoproj ect too near to the main track,

ff setofinsti'uments are constructed to with- 'so that a swipe-end collision would occur, the

stand the current furnished by the dynamo of. wheels and axle of the rear car would short- Y the engine, While a second se of'telegraph incircuit the rails of the switch 1a 2, and hence. f "f tost'ruments, comprising .the sounder. 23 andl the currentroin the dynamo of the engine g5' key24, also of any,approvedv Qattern,is ada twill flow through the Wirel 51 and the Wire 3d ed to'o crate only under t e power of t e-- to the rail 2a and' fromV thence cross through usual t'e egraphic circuit.

the wheels 89yand theaxle 89x ofl the rear .20 21 designate contact members connect-. car to' the rail 1a and from thence thro i5 ed, respectively, to the sounder 19 and to the brush 88 back to the dynamo 86 and-alsouop- 8c wire 15, so as to normally leave an open 'ciryerate the pio' er drop-signal in the engineers cuit between. the two, a switch 22, pivoted at cab, asv will e vmore ly understood later. 22a, being provided,so' that when drawn over I n Fig. 1I havev shown a com lete block the contacts 2 0 2l it Will short-circuit such between the insulation a: 'y and t e arts of so contacts, 'andthereby close the circuit from .the two adjacent blocks, the block a ead of185' the sounder 19 to the wire *15. Als'o, when the block between the points x 'y beingconthe sndt`ch22 is drawn into engagement with nected tothe contact 548 of the stationary` 'the contact 25-that is, in connectionwith the Contact meinberB through the medi-um'. of a sounder 423-then the sounder 19 and key 18 wire 54, as shown. l 2 5 will be cut out of circuit and the instruments r suitably mountedupon the en ein a ge 2S and 24cut-in circuit for telegraphic .com-v manner-Which will be explained .ater and. munication between the respective stations, projected from one side thereof, so as to be in a suitable` batterybeing providedateach '.alinement with the contact member B, is` 'n station for the interstationv telegraphic cirengine-carriedcontact'memberA,havingase 3o cuit. I ries of contact springs or strips 60, 61a* 62, g5

' The telegraph circuit in the case when 63, and 64?, arranged to cooperate the the switch 22 is in contact with conta'ct memcontact-strips. 50, 51, 528, 53, and 54. te ber 25 is as follows: from battery in one tele'- spectively,. o the Contact 1 3, before descri. graph-station thro h telegraph instrument Thel engme-carrl'ed indicator mechanism,

35 23, con-tact 25, switc 22, to contact 22a, and as Well as the engine-carried parts of the ciruna throughline 15 to the next station, and thence cuits and their cooperative arrangement, can thro Uhsounder 2a and batterytoinstrun'ient be best understoodfbyfreference to Fig. 2 of 23 oft ese'cond station, and'so on through all the drawings. i' y the stations, it being understood that the re- By reference to I2 1t Will Dessen that a 4.o spective stations have their a paratus'con' lurality of annuncl'ator mechamsmsitai sa@ nected in l.series and normallpy have their To. 2, No. 3, &c., are arranged to-bemounwd switch-levers '22'- in contact with their coni'n the cab in any approved and practical mantacts 25,`the end stations having their linener, as the location of the signals in the cab Wire groundedI in' the usual manner. (Not land the -manner m'which theyare mounted shown.) i form no part o f my,p1jesent invention.. 1A .1:1255 designates a switch leading to a siding source of electricity 8,6 lsalso carried by the?, i-.cm the main track, the switchrails 1a 2a engine', and it has its negative pole corres" 88, that engages the pending, respectively, to the rails 1 and electrically 'Withga brs `2-'of1f-t'he main line, andthe rails 1a and 2 are locomotive-.axle 89 of the wheels SQ?, which t j separated into sections insulated from the reride -on the rails 1 and 2.l The positivem sig `mainderof the siding by insulating-strips '11" minal ofthe dynamo 81connects through; 2b forapurpose presently understood. The lamp 85, adaptedto give cred or danfgj semaplio 'egand switch-throwing shaft26, that slgnal, with amm-.85, from which am c@ conn 'ts switch-points, carries a contact latenals44 60 3 61" 62b connect, y,

'l operates witlra'contact 31' in cir- Aw1th the contact members 60* 61* 62%fpass aaa th the wire 51, and the contact 30 is in lng through. the operatingets 65 ef circuit through the Wire 29 with the seniaf eachannunclator mechanism he. 1, 2h12, phore-lamp 2S, which in turn is connected and No. -3,1each l annuncmtor'mechanisni to the, sectional conductor 3, that also con. #comprising a drop 66, upon which Vis nects with the signal-lamp 17 of the station. -'1 ated the partlcular nature of the danger' it 'us5- 15, which signal-lamp. 1 7 ccunectsin turn 1sintended to -md1cate,and the mdicatikg i with the rail 1, as shown, so that Whenthe' "marks on. the drop 66 are visible when e .engine arrives with the brush? on therail. 'drop has'jfallen through a siutahle 'a of the stationfsection and the switchfsecti'on tbfm the outer cas of the annunciata the lamps 17 of the stationwill be is held Y?? 13,-@ 65;?, .Wh 13 ar ature 65 coperates with the magnets v65,'so that when the magnet .65 is energized the armature 65a willy be drawn over and release the drop 66, thus permitting it to tall.

.Each drop 66 carries a contact member 66", adapted to engage, when the drop has fallen, with the contact members 90, that connect the wires 9() 'of a local or alarm circuit in which is contained a battery 9()a and abell 90b, .as shown.

Each drop member also includes a contact member 67 in electrical connection with the wires 60h, 61h, or 62b and .62 below the magnet` 65, and the contactmember 67..wlien the drop 66 has fallen, engages a iixed contact GS, that is in electrical connection with ihe wire 69, that' in turn connects with a magnet 70 for a purpose presently explainerhthe magnet 7() connecting through a wire 71 with the negative terminal-ot the dynamo S6.

r' r I ihe latch 60h 1s returned to its drop-engaging psition when released by springpressure or other suitable means.

The magnet 65 of annunciator mechanism 1 is in circuit with the Contact 66a of the engine-carried contact-maker A, that coperates with the. contact 5011 of the stationary contact member B, 'which contact 50a is in connection with the block-section of the rail l-through thewire' 50, as'before specified. Thus the land-slide mechanism 35, a car or engine in the iirst block ahead, and the rail- .spreading mechanism all cooperate with itiie annunciato:rv mechanism No. 1.

The washout 8 and the bridge mechanism v 11 are in circuit through the wire 53, contact 453a of contact-maker B, and contact `63a of contact A through the wire 63 with magnet of annunciator mechanism No. 4. Thus the signals lroin the washouts-indicator mechanism 8 and thebridge mechanism 11v will be registered on annunciator mechanism No. 4, while the wires 15 15 and station v16 are adapted to be in circuit with an indicator-magnet oi the annunciator mechanism No. 3 by reason ofthe nected tothe wire 52a, more full)- hereinafter.

Thje' switch-setting mechanism 25EL is in circuitlwiththe annunciator mechanism No.

wire 15a being con'- as will-be explained v ;`,"whose magnet 65 is in electrical circuitv with the positive pole of the dynamo vthrough the wires 85a' and 61b and signal-lamp 85. The magnet 65 ot annunciator mechanism No. 2 is also connected with the wire 61, that cooperates with contact 61a of the contact-maker A and with the contact 53a of the contact-maker B.

it should be stated that the station 16 and the telegraph apparatus 19 and 1S are in cir- 'cuit with the amiunciator mechanism No. by reason of the with the wire 52, -asuitable telegraph instrument 100 being placed in circuit with the magnet' 65 of the annunciator mechanism-No. 3

wire 15a being connected' oirthe engine, so' that its sounder 10()a and key 160b may be properly manipulated.

The anni-meiator mechanism No. 5 has a signal-light S5* in circuit with its magnet 65, and the said magnet 65 also connects'with the wire 64, that coperates with the contact 6-1a of the maker A, which contact 641a in turn cooperates with the contact 54, that is in electrical connection with the block ahead ot that with which the wire 50 connects, such connection being made through a wire 54, as shown. A

When the magnet 7 04 is energized, the armature "l thereof will be drawn down, thus causing the valve 70d in the lateral 72 l ot the air-pipe'73 to be opened, thus permitting'air to passiromthe pipe 73 to the lateral 72 into the cylinder 7 4 and forcing the piston 7.3 into the direction of the arrow, a vent 74a being provided to permit exhaust oi" the air within the cylinder. As the piston 75 75a will impart the motion thereof to the chain 76, which passes through an aperture 7 Sa in the lever 78 and passes around a roller 79a on the throttle-valve lever'77 and is connected at 7 7. to the release -lever 7 8, as shown. As the piston 75 moves in the direction of the arrow the lever 78 will be drawn toward the lever 79, ,and. .hence 'release the catch-rod 78b from therack 80',3 and draw the throttle-lever 79 inthe direction oi the arrow and impart motion to the valve-stem 80h, that is pivotally secured at 79C to the lever 79, and 'thus close ofi the throttle-valve, .the rod S0b passing through the gland S0 to the steam-dome.. (Not shown.) The throttlebracket 86a, as indicated.

making it necessary for the engineer to get ofi his engine before he can release the rod the mechanism and running on without stopping.' A spring'70l may beprovided to return the rod 7 0h to its normal position.

line, which 'may beot any approved construction, as the samepe?a se forms no part oi mv present invention.

The automatic 'air-brakes, such as are now in common use ,i will be automatically set when the valve 70Cl is opened.

Any approved. type of contact-makers A B can be used in my invention, but I preferto use the' contact-makers illustrated `in the drawings. I- I The contact-maker B comprises a body portion of substantially the shape-disclosed moves in the direction of the arrow the rody valve lever-'79 is pivotally mounted at 79b to a As the magnet 70 draws its armature 70a' 7 0e and hence prevent him trom readjusting' 73s designates thewsigiial-.pipe of the airsis in 5,;built'up of insulated material and carrying the contactstrips 50a, 51a, 52, 53a,

y ggd 54a respectively.;

hecontact member Bihas as many contactfstrips as areneces'sar) to connect up with the"- different portions of the system and fto' correspond Withthe contactsprings on the contact member A," hereinafter again'referred to.

"In the form off-my invention shown inthe drawingsl use 'the :track-rails for the returncircnit'; but' whenever it is found desirablev I 'may run. a common return-'wire for the various portions of my signaling-circuits and connect them with a supplemental plate on the contactmemberB, `and in that event the negative Wire from the-dynamo will also be connected to a'fcorresponding sup lemental contacts ri'ng'on the contact-ma (er A ofthe'eng'ine'.

. he contact member B, it twill 'be seen, com- Qprises the body 101 of suitable'insulating material, the ends 101a "101b being preferablyformed-of some hard material that can with' -ff'stand the wear and tear, such-as stone or other `like hard material. The body 101 is secured to a pair .of transverse cross-bars 102d of any =approved construction, by means of which the' device is secured' alongside of the trackr The body-portion 101is providedwith apertures to'permit passage-of `the conductor-cables', which pass thro-ugh the body portion 101 and are connected to the conductor-strips inany approved manner.

The engine-carried contact member A /has 'fa' plurality of contact-springs, .one fol-"each {conductor-strip on the contact member' B;-

` vwhich contact-springs 60a, 6.12,:621, 63?", and

'1020, so as to keep the edges from becoming 6 4a may be of any' approved/construction, so that theyV will remain' i'n contact with the Ycontact- strips 50a, 51a ,-523 '53a and 54a of the contact member'B.A

lhe contact memberj'A 'comprises' afbody 'portion '102, preferably rectangular in crosssection, with a longitudinal slot -102a in itswall. The flanged ed es'102b of the contact memberA may be o metal up to the line eontactimember B engaging-the metal flanges,

.ofthe contact member A and giving vashort circuit during the time the'cont-actmember B passes through the contact member member A is of llarger areathamthetopf/ :room for horizontal and-'perpen' l the contact member B,1s o'asto lnentpf the contact -member-A asfthefcon-Qv 'tactme'mber-B'passes'therethroughl" .-105 and) A contact member B -may more readily pass improved The contact member A carries a series of contact strips or springs, as shown, which are secured tothe contact member A in any approved manner vand insulatedonefrom the other, and these contact strips or springs are connected with the wires that run tothe vannunciator-mechanisms and to -the dynamo, '&c ith-in the engine-cab, las before described," v

105 designates-a hollow farm supporting the contact member A and fastened to a frame `onthe engine. The current-carrying wresare insulated in this hollow arm 105 and fastened to the contact-springs'of the engine carried contact member A.

The top plate-105a of the contact-arm 105 is fastened to the lower portion of 105b of the arm by bolts or screws, so as to allow'the top plate to be removed when necessary to get at the current-conducting wires in the farm.

Near `the end of the arm 105, near Where it hangsin-the framework of the engine, springs 105e are secured to the plate 1071 of the framework or boxing 107,- in which-.the-arm 105 is held from-the engine.

This spring allows thejcontact member A, so-that the through the contact member` A. y

` The beveled edges of the member B, as beerpendicular movement of the arm fore sta ted, are both of non-conducting subf vstances, leither stone o r hardiber or other hard non-conducting substances,. while the arm .105 is of metal or any othersuitable sub'- stance and' is fastened to the contact member A, as shown in the drawings.

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VThe outer edges of the contactmember A a may be bound by a metaillc band'1'0 8, as in;4 `dicated, to add strength thereto. A

The framework or boxing 107 includes a pairof 'cross bridge `members 107", to which springs 4109 1 10 are secured, and these springs are connected, respectively, to the ortions of the-arm 1 05 at each side of the bri ge"107?, so as to hold'the arm 105 balanced'in the supporting-framework and permit-it to'have a limited movement longitudinally therein, so vasto adapt itself lto the-alinementof the contact-member B-as saidy contact member- B "Pass-'QS through the contact A, as willbe readilyunderstood in the art. This also a1- Iowsfor the slight sidewise movement 'of the engine that-is always presentwhen the same l lll'designates a hanger in which the bok- 'ing 10 7 is adj'ustably secured' suitable setboxing*- 107.10m The; adjusted vthroughv the .hangerto. project the contact member A The passage- 4Way through the "fcontact closer blt-farther from the track, as'may be understood, and the-manner in whichthefsyslows:

and assume the 'engine to haveI brought the Contact member B into the contact member A, so that the various contact plates vandv springsl of the two contact members are in engagement with one another, the spring 6WL engaging the plate a, and so on. N ow assume that either a land-slide hast/alien place and the circuit closed at the contacts 38a 39a of the land-slide indicator 35 or assume that the rails have spread apart and a short circuit to havetaken place over the wires through wires 7 7 ora car should be in the block ahead.. Should Aeitherfor all of these occurrences. happen, then when the engine contact-maker .er andlixed contact member B' are in'cooperative engagement current will from the positive pole oi the dynamo 86, thro ugh the. red .or danger-indieating lamp 85 in the cab, through the wire 85a, magnet 65, contact 60a, contact 50', wire/50, rail y2, across through thel short c ircuit to the rail 1, and from thence through Wheel 89a and axle 89 to brush 88 and return to the-negative pole of dynamo 86; y This energizes magnet of indicator No. 1 andre- .leases the drop 66, upon which is indicated the particular one or group oi signals such as vannunciator No. i is adapted to register-tor instance, land-slides, spread rails, or train,

car, or engine infirst blolr ahead. 'As soon asthe drop 66 hasffa'llen, the contact members 67 and 68 will engage on'eanother, and

inasrnuchas by this time the engine will have moved its contact member A out of engagement with the contact member B (the engine running when the Contact members A and B engage one another momentarily) the circuit is broken at the contacts 60:t and 50a. Therefore the signal-lamp S5 would become extinguished were it'not for the fact that the contact members 67 and 68 are immediately brought into engagementzwhen the drop 66 falls, so as to make the circuitirom positivey pole of dynamo 86 through lamp 85, wire 8521, wire 60h, magnet 65 of annunciator No. l, across contacts 67 68, through wire 69, to magnet 70, and from magnet 7G. through wire 7l, back to the negative pole of dynamo,

thus relighting the proper light 85 and simultaneously energizing the. magnet 70, that controls the valve 7 Od. lnet 70 is energized, the armature 7()a will drawn down, the valve 70d opened, and compressed air from the air-pipe73 will be forced against the piston 75 to move itin the direction' of the arrow in Fig. 2, hence closing the throttle-valve to cut oli' the supply of steam to the engine-cylinders. At the same .time the armature 7()d of the magnet 70 will be locked down by therod 70e and the rod 7 Oh, together with their catches 70 70g, respec- Reierring now particularly toFigs. llv and 2 l As soon as the magsanear tively, so 'that the train cannet be again started without first coming to a full stop, andtlius allowingI the engineer to dismourft and release the armature 70a, as before specif fied. l l ,7n The engineer after releasing the armature' '70a can then reset annunciator No. 1 and restart'his locomotive, it desired.

The same cycle of operations occur should the switch 25a be open or a train be 752 on the siding with the rear car projecting 'too near to the main line. In case of open switch the circuit will be throughthe positive pole oi the dynamo 86, through dangerlamp S5, wire Swire 61h, magnet-65 of arl-8a nunciator No. 2, contact 61a, contact 513wire `5l lto contact 3 l, across contacts 31 30' to wires 2Q and to rail`1, and'trom. thence to wheel 69a, axle 89, to brush'SS, and return to negative'pole oi the dynamo, thus operating an- '85 nunciator mechanism` No. 2, causing it to i drop and cut in the circuit through magnet 76, and hence operate the throttle-lever and apply `the, brakes, as before. For a car too near the main track the circuit will be frein-.go wire to wire Sli, rail 2", wheels SQY, aXle 69X, rail la, rail l, wheel 89a', axle 89,' brush to dynami The same cycle of operations take place :through annunciator mechanism No. 3 should there be an approaching train on the crossover lift. Different conductorwires, conta ctx-springs ot A, and plate of B are used 'for No. y v

Each time ,the annunciator mechanisms No. i, No.' 2, and No. 3 operate the lamp 85 will belighted and indicate danger and the brakes set and the valve automatically closed ofi.

When annunciator mechanisms No. 4 and No. 5 operate, the lamp is not lighted; but auniliarylamps S5f and 85S for the annunciator mechanisms No. L.tand No'. 5 are lighted to give safety and caution signals. AThe am nunciatonNo. i cooperates with the wash)- Aout-indicating mechanisinS and bridge-indie ating mechanism 1]'and when it is operated it does not aiiiect the ythrottle-valve as does 'annunciator mechanisms 1 to 3,1 inclusive. e'

'with its'contact member A on the contactB dynamo 86 will send current from positive pole through lamp '65,.m'agnet 65 of annunciator No. 3, telegraph set 10() to contact 62-, (it vbeingv understood that Vkey b is norfog l-to wire 15 through--Wliieh--thecurrent passes to telegraphic instrument-s4 wand- 118,

'with one another.'

' Each annunciator mechanism may ,-be'- any approved type with relation tof'sie-'and' form, and any approved type of telegraph itilstruments may vbe 'used`,as well-asanyapA proved codeof 'signals`,jas may be found de' respectively, and. thence tof'rail 1 and through" wheel 89a and aXleSQ to brush 'SS-andreturn to the negative'poleot thedynaino, thusioperating annunc'iator inechanismjNo. 3., which in turn cuts' oii the 'steamsupply t0 .the en.-y gine and sets the-brakes'by' elcsi'ugthe throttle-valve through thefinedium of the magnet- 70 anditsco'perating' parts-that aectthe throttle-lever 79' and .brings the train .to standstill. v

The 'engineer then reverses the enginea'nd backs back until 'contact members A and B are again in' alineinent with-eachother.v Signal- V ing may be then had' betweenthe s.tation1 6.

contacts A and B. are

- sirable vContact members-5B are arranged alongffhe'.

trackway, and this arrangement is. used where the various portions of the systemjare'.l wide apart-'for instance., whe-re'the'distance between the mainlin'e "indicating mechan isms, thel Washouts, 'the --bridg'ev mechanism,

the station, the switch, the crossover, &c.

ment of; my .invention v is used that contact'-- strip which is'relativ'ely inproper position" for engagement withl the Aengine-Contact memberis wired up to its respective-portion ot the systeinf'for instance, as indicateding Figf-S.'` The reinaining contact-strips-of the `meinber B ma'ybe left o",.it desired.

A trated the' arrangement.

.Shoulfdthe engine be travelingbiackwaid, then the. 'enginecarrie'd conta-ct .member "would be shitedto the .other side, so v'chemie on the lleitside woi'ildbe'in'line'of' engagef-j Combination withv train carried mechanism, l

' ment-"with B and the. one onA the right sideont" connect-ion' with t e-accompanying drawings,

it is thou ht the complete'ccnsi-riiction, oper# ation, an many advantageSfofmy invention willbe-readilyunderstood thoseskilledin the 'art to which it appertains,jand Ifdesir iinderstood 'thatinany slight changes 'Huismare relatively greatwand When-thisarrangewithout departingv from the scope of the ap pended-claiins,' andI rdesiie to say, further, v that the termsusedv in the following claims are to gbejfconst'riiedlas'broadgas possible in view off-the prior art.-

1 combination withsuitable electric''blocks"in- -cludin'ga pli'irazlity 'of' circuit-controlling devices, of a plurality',oliv traincarried indicator mechanisms controlled-f by; said-'.circuit-con.-

vtr'ollers, means for placing-the blocksin elec# -trica-li connection with-the, train at times',

means controllable' :the train carried.

l mechanism' for stopping. the train at 4prede-4 .teinliined times, said .blocksincluding jporand the engineers cab by means of thetele.- i graphic instrumentsV and the circuit" estab-f' lished whenthe engine has backed-back until? tion Qf"a gtele'graphic' circuit and means carfred'-brthelftrain for 'jepperatiils with 'and Completing the, jtelegra h eimutwheremr @ga-- i-H engagement telegraphici-ccininunieat oiigcazn be `had with 'Y combination" a'. pluralitvjof circuit-coi i-. tiollirg- Il e'vie'e's4 arranged, '-al'eiig. a railwaytrack,'- affixed! contactemake'r having al pluy i. "rality fof'independent'contacts in electrical In-Fig. 9 'I' have shown a slightly-'modiiied -forni 'of my inventionin which a vseri-:is of for -coperatingwith the :[iired. 'contact-makers," alocalalarm-circuit carried by the'tr-ain v'and' controlled 1 -by the annunciator .mech- .I n as combinationwitlial pl'ii'iahty' of circuit-cone.

stem of class described, V the f At rolling. devices arranged `along1- a' ,railwayv"track, fixed;v contactfina-kersrv having 1': a glu#v 4rality of independent" contactsin jelectrical connection'with saidcontrollin'g'devics,of al an'i'sm, a contact. device .carriedby the-train and haying'iindependezit -coiitactplatesin cciinee'tion with. the annuiiciater mech-alii'sinV 'anni'inciator mechanismfor setting the brakes andclosiiigthe throttle-valve'of theltrain "4.. In a, sysft'eni lof the class. described, the

and suitable; electric blo'cl's'having circuit-l controlling.-inecharism, vsaid train-carried mechanis-nizand lsaid 'electric' blocks and-V circuit-l; controlling y mechanism coIn'pri-siigig' A means 'for' indicating land-slides.- means-lier indicatingspread rails, means forwindicat ing Waslioiitsf, mears for indicating' broken or unsafe bridges, meansfor indicating approaching --trains means for indicating.

' Whether the railway-crossing is 'occupied or i' .sii

not, means for ,telegraphically signaling from and with stations along the line, means for indicating open switches and cars too close to the main track or siding, and means vfor lighting up road-croseing,` signals, and

' switch-lamp signals, substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination With a suitable elecy tric block including a circuit-closing device, i

fixed contacting member in electrical cone',

p nection with the circuit-closing device, oiga"y source of electric energy carried bythe train,

means for electrically'connecting' one pole of; the source of electrical energy with one of the track-rails, and means connecting the circuitcontroller with said track-rail, an enginecarried contacting device for` cooperating With the xed contact device, means forv electric-- ally conrecting said engine carried devicel with. said source of electric energy, an electric lamp and an annunciator'mechanism connected in circuit with said4 last-named connecting means, said annunciator mechanism including an operating-magnet, a drop i and a 'catch device for holding said drop in its normal position, means controllable by said drop,y for closing the circuit through its respective lamp, an air-valve-operating magnet inelectrical .connection with said short-circuiti g means and operable thereby, an air-valve operable by said air-valve-oper-` ating magnet, said air-valve being in com'- niunication with the train air-pipe, ,a piston and cylinder, connections between the cylinder and the `air-valve to permit air passing through the air-valve to operate thev piston, `and means cooperatively connected with the piston for operating the throttle-lever to close the throttle-valve, substantially as shown and described.

6. The combination with a -suitable'electric block including a circuit-closing device, a

.fixed contact member in electrical connection vth the circuit-closing de vice, of a spurce of electric energy carried by the train, means for electrically connecting one pole of the source of electrical energy with one of the track-rails, and means connecting. the circuitcontroller with said, traclcrail, an engine-can ried contacting device for cooperating with the fixed Contact device, means for electric-- ally connecting said engine-carriedy device with said source of electric energy, an electric lamp and an annunciator mechanisml `connected in circuit with said llast-named connecting means, said annunciator mechanism including an operating-niagnet,4 a drop and arcatch device tor holding said drop -iii its normal position, means controllable bv said drop for closing' the circuit through its respective lamp an air-valve-operating magnet in electrical connection. with said short-circuitiiig means, an air-valve operablel by said air-valve-operating magnet, said air valve'being in communication With-the train air-pipe, a piston and cylinder, connections between the cylinder and the air-valve to operate the piston, andl means cooperatively connected with the piston for operating the throttle-lever to close the throttle-valve', and a local bell-circuit closable by said drop when it has fallen, substantially as shown and described.

ln a system of the class described, the combination `with blocked. /railway track sections,circuit-controlling means ,cooperatively connecte'd'with said blocked sections, a fixed contact-maker having a plurality of independent contact-plates connected With said circuit-controlling means and arranged nunciatormechanisms for said circuit-conltrollers," a train-carriedsource of electrical energy .cooperatively connected in circuit With saidannunciators, indicating-lamps in circnit with said a'nnunciators,` a .train-carried contactemalrer having a plurality of ine dependent contact-plates electrically connected ivith said'annunciator mechanisms.

attimes, and means for electrically connectaxle, substantially Ias shown and described.

8. In a system of the class described, the p combination with blocked railwayftrack. sections,l circuit controlling means 'cooperatively connectedwith said blocked sections, fixed contact-makers connected with' said circuit-controlling means and arrangedl alongside of the. track, of'train-carried annunciator mechanisms for said circuit-controllers, a train-'carried source of electrical energy cooptively connected With said, blocked sections, iixedcontactnnalrers connected with said circuit-controlling means and arranged alongside ofthe track, .of train-carried annunciator mechanisms for said circuitcontrollers, a train-carried. source'of electrical eiiergy-coperatively connected in circuit withl said annunciators, indicating-lamps iiieircuit with and operable With the fixedv contact-makersl eratively connected in circuit With said an.

tions,y circuit. controlling means coopera` permit air passing through the air-valve to ing the source of electric energywith the can alongside of the/track, of train-carried an- IOC ITO

said annunciators, a train-carried contactmaker electrically connected vvith said annunciator mechanisms and operable udth the fixed contact-makers at times, means for electrically connecting the Source of electric energy with the car-axle, ,and a train-carried local signal-circuit controllable by said annunciator mechanisms substantially as shown vand described.

10. :In a system of theiclass described, the combination with blocked railway-track sections, circuit-controlling means coperatively connected with said blocked sections, fixed,

contact-makers connected with said circuitcontrolling means and arrangedalongside of the track, 4oi' train-carried annunciator mechanisms for said circuit-controllers, a traincarried source of electrical energy coperatlvely connected 1n circuit wlth said annunciators, indicating-lamps in circuit with said annunciators, a `traincarried contact-maker electrically connected with said annunciator mechanisms and operable with the iixed contact-makers at times, means for'electrically connecting the source of electrical energy with the car-axle, means controllable by the annunciator mechanisms for closing the circuit to relightv the train-carried signal-lamps after the train-carried contact member has moved out of electrical engagement with the fixed contact member, and a Ltrain-car-4 ried local-signal circuit controllable by said annunciator mechanisms, substantially as .shown and described.

- v11. In an electric signaling system, the

combination with track-arranged circuit-con'- trolling devices, electrically connected With the track, a iixed contact-maker arranged along the. track and electrically connected with the circuit-controller, a train-carried lannunciator, atrain-carried contacting device for coperating With the :(ixed contact device and electrically connected With the annunciator mechanism, a signal-lamp and a source of electric energy in circuit 4with the annunciator mechanism, said source of electric energy being electrically connectedl with the car-axle, a local alarm-circuit controllable by said annunciator mechanism, and means controlled by the annunciator mechanismv for closing the circuit through its respective lamp at times and means controllable by said circuit-closing means for sto ping the train, substantially as shown and escribed.

'12. The combination with .track-sections, of circuit-controllers electrically connected' to said track-sections, a fixed contact member arranged adjacent the trackand in electrical connection vwith the circuit-controllers, of a train-carried contact member -for engaging the iixed contact member as the train passes,

' train-carried annunciator mechanisms electrically connected with the train-carried conv-v. tact devices, a 4source of electric energy con-l nected the train car-axle, and with the".

annunciator mechanisms, signaling-lam s for said annunciator mechanisms, lightab e by the current from the source of electric energy when the train-carried and fixed Contact devices-are in engagement, and means controllable by-said annunciator mechanisms for relighting said annunciator signal-lamps after the train-carried, contact device has passed the iixed contact devices and the annunciator with said train-carried contact device, a

train-carried source of electrical energy electrically connected With said annunciator mechanisms and the train car-axle, of signaling-lamps electrically connected in circuit Withsaid annunciator mechanisms and coperating therewith, said'signaling-lamps adapted to be lighted andsaid annunciators operated While the train-carried contact device passes the fixed contact-device, and means controlled by the annunciator mechanisms for relighting the signal-lamps thereof when the train-carried contacty device leaves .the iixed contact vdevice after the,annunciator mechanism has been operated, substantiallyv A as shown and describe 14. The combination with suitable electric block-sections including track portions, circult-controllers cooperating With each of said block-sections, a fixed contact device electrically .connected with all of said circuitcontrollers, and having'independent contact members, Vot a train-carriedcontact devicel having correspondingly independent contact members, a plurality of train-carried annun- .Qciator mechanisms electrically connected with said train-carried contact device, aV

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train-carried source of electric energy elec-A `trically connected with said-annunciator mechanisms and the train car-axle, of signaling-lamps electrically connected in' circuit with said'annunciator. mechanisms and coperating therewith, said signaling-lamps adapted to be lighted; and said annunciators operated While the train-carried contact .devic passes theixed contact device', means conf'- trolled b ythe .annunciator mechanisms .for relighting the signal-lamps thereof When' the train-carried contact device leaves the x'ed contact device after the annunciator mechanism has been operated, and a local alarm cir- --cuit closable bysaid annunciatormechanism Aat times,` substantially as shown and described.v Y

i5. The combination with suitable electric` block-sect1on .including track portions, circuit-controlla s coperating with each ofsaid niembers,of atrain-carried contact device having correspondingly independent contact members, a plurality of train-.carried annuneiator` mechanisms electrically connected withy said trainfcarried contactl devices, ay

train-carried source of yelectrical energy electrically connected with said ai'munciator mechanisms and the train car-axle, of signal-y ing-lamps electrically connected in'circuit Witli said annunciator mechanisms and coperating therewith, said signaling-lamps adapted tobe lightedand said annunciators operated While the train-carried contact device passes the fixed contact devices, means controlled by the annunciator mechanisms for relighting the signal-lamps thereof4 when' theV train-carried `contact device leaves the xed contact device after the annunciator mech-v anism has been operated, 'and means controllable by` some lof said annunciator mech!" anisms for' applying the airand closing the throttle 'valve of the engine to stop the train, f substantially as shown and described.. f' The combination with' train-carried dicator mechanism and track-arranged cuit-controllers therefor, and means for elec-ltrically connecting the track-arranged circuitccntrollers' and the tram-carried indicator mechanism at times, of electromagnet really-controlled means coperatively connected with the train-'carried indicator mechanisms and controlledthereby forloperating the throttle-valve of the engine to closeoi'l'- operated to close oii the throttle-valve .sub-

'l cancer' latingbody, T--shaped inl cross-section and' providedwithWedge-shaped ends, a plurality of contactistrips parallelly andlongitudinally arranged onsaid/body, and apertures in said body to permit/passage of current-con-y ducting Wires, substantially as shown and de 19. A contactvmember comprising an insulating-bodygof 'rectangular tubular shape, said body having beveled ends and a lo'ngi udinal slot in one Wall thereof, a plurality of contact-strips carried by said insulatingbody and spacing-lugs on the inner Wallsof said insulating-body, substantially as shown and described. v

20. Acontact'member comprising an insulating-body of rectangular shape, said body @having beveled .ends and a longitudinal slot in one l,Wall therejoffa plurality oi contactstrips carried' by said insulating-body, spacing-lugs on the inner walls of said insulating- ',bod'y, "and means for mounting said contact nember for lateral adjustment, substantially a shown and described.

n l2l. A contact member comprising a holk l loir rectangular insulating-body having alonigitudinal slot in one lWall, a plurali-ty ofcon'- tact-strips carried by the insulating-bodyand project-ing into the Yinterior thereof, beveled end pieces secured to said insulating-body, and means for mounting saidinsulatingebody for lateral adjustment on a railway-car.

EDWIN JOHNSON ADAMS.

Witnesses: f

CHAs. H. MAYER,

stantiall7 as shown and'described.

S. F. RYAN;v

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