Show DA SIGNAL DEVICE A Danville III DI man has invented a danger signal device which win will go goa a long Jong ways toward preventing acci accidents accidents accidents dents on railroads caused by the mo motorman motorman motorman torman or or engineer running post past sig signals signals signals nals The device consists of ot obstructions called trips placed on tho the outside of ot tho the rail ran In such weh a position that they thoy are arc caught by a trigger on the train When the trigger touches tho the trip it sounds a in the cab and also brings to a standstill These track projections are either cither perma permanent permanent nent movable or portable The Tho movable movable movable able ones onca are arc connected with tho the block signal system or switches If It Ifa Ita Ifa a switch is open a trip is automatically ly Iy set to stop the and this Is accomplished long before tho train reaches aches tho switch or point of danger The samo same thing Is true when a 0 sig signal signal nal Is la set act against a 0 train Unless tho the track Is cleared and tho the proper go ahead signal shown tho the trip remains in position to engage the tho trigger on tho the cars thus bringing the train to a astop atop stop It is claimed that portable trips may bo be carried by They weigh ten ton to twelve pounds each and may be placed in position at any point tho the inventor says to stop atop a following train The Tho device works upon tho the air airbrake airbrake airbrake brake system em of ot tho the train and the tests so BO far made mado are aro said to havo have boon been entirely satisfactory In spite suite of all precautions accidents will occur in tho the future just as they havo have In tho past post This new device however If It it accomplishes all that thatIs thatIs Is claimed for tor it It will wUl prevent many of them thorn |