Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Electrical Instruction Prints

INDEX

Air Circuits

1. Single End '25 Cars
2. Double End '23 Cars
3. Single End '23 Cars
4. SK Type Car 5000 to 5109
5. SPC Cars
6. City Cars 1 to 5 at Frankford
7. Birney Safety Cars 1025 to 1034
8. Folsom Safety Cars
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

Buzzer Circuits

15. Single End '25 Cars
16. Double End '23 Cars
17. Single End '23 Cars
18. Center Exit Cars
19. Near Side Cars up to 6849 inc.
20. Public Service Cars from 6850 up
21. Near Side Cars from 6850 up
22. Near Side Cars up to 6849 inc.
23. Public Service Cars up to 6849 inc.
24. SK Type Car 5000 to 5109
25. SPC Cars
26. City Cars 1 to 5 at Frankford
27. Birney Safety Cars 1025 to 1034
28. Folsom Safety Cars
29. Trackless Trolley
30. Instructions for adjusting Buzzer
31. Buzzer
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.

Controller Connections

38. K-36 Controller
39. K-35 G-2 Controller
40. K-63 BR Controller
41. K-68A Controller
42. K-36-F Controller
43. K-28-A Controller
44. K-35-G-2 Controller
45. K-10-Q Controller
46. PC 5 Controller
47. PC 5 Controller & 4 Motors
48. PC 5 Controller & 4 Motors
49. PC 5 Controller & 4 Motors
50. Trackless Trolleys
51. Trackless Trolleys
52. K-12 Controller
53. K-11 Controller
54. K-28 Controller
55. K-2 Controller
56. KR Controller & GE 800 Motors on Sweepers
57. Differential Dump Cars
58. Motor Testing Circuit
59. K-11 Controller Cylinder Segments
60. K-36-G & J Controller Cylinder Segments with ratchet
61. K-36-G & J Controller Cylinder Segments without ratchet
62. K-10-A & D Controller Cylinder Segments
63. K-63-BR Controller Cylinder Segments
64. K-35 A-A2 Controller Cylinder Segments
65. K-28-B Controller Cylinder Segments
66. K-12 A & B Controller Cylinder Segments
67. K-68-A Controller Cylinder Segments
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.

Door Circuits

74. Single End '25 Cars
75. Double End '23 Cars
76. Single End '23 Cars
77. SPC Cars
78. SK Type Car 5000 to 5109
79. Position of Wiring SPC Safety Car Control
80. Safety Control SPC Cars
81. Safety Control SPC Cars
82. Diagram Interlocking Doors & Line Breaker
83. Connections of Ratchet Switch & Line Breaker with Interlock for use with Drum Controller
84. Double End '23 Cars, 3 Doors Interlocked
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.

Fuses & Resistances

90. List of Resistance Tubes for Cars
91. Resistance Tube Data for Ordering
92. Fuse Data for Ordering
93. Fuses, total for each Type of Car
94. Fuses & Resistances Single End '25 Cars 8385 to 8484
95. Fuses & Resistances Double End '23 Cars 5200 to 5334
96. Fuses & Resistances Single End '23 Cars 8000 to 8384
97. Fuses & Resistances Near Side Cars Numbers Mixed
98. Fuses & Resistances SK Type Cars 5000 to 5109
99. Fuses & Resistances Center Exit Cars Numbers Mixed
100. Fuses & Resistances SPC Type Cars 4000 to 4129
101. Fuses & Resistances Birney Safety Cars 1025 to 1034
102. Fuses & Resistances Folsom Safety Cars 1000 to 1024
103. Fuses & Resistances City Safety Cars 1 to 5 at Frankford
104. Fuses & Resistances PW Type Cars 3000 to 3206
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.

Heater Circuits

111. Car Heater Coils
112. Single End '25 Cars
113. Single End '23 Cars
114. Double End '23 Cars
115. SK & SPC Type Cars
116. Near Side Cars
117. Birney Safety Cars 1025 to 1034
118. City Cars 1 to 5 at Frankford
119. Folsom Safety Cars
120. Trackless Trolley
121. 3000 Type Cars
122.
123.
124.
125.
126.
127.

Lighting Circuits

128. Single End '25 Cars
129. Double End '23 Cars
130. Single End '23 Cars
131. Supplement to Light Circuit for SE '23 Cars for One Man Operation
132. Supplement to Light Circuit for SE '23 Cars for One Man Operation
133. SK Type Car Portable Headlight Circuit
134. SK & SPC Type Cars Red Tail Light Circuit
135. SK 5000 & SPC 4000 Type Cars
136. SPC Cars Portable Headlight Circuit
137. PSC Cars 6000 to 6549
138. PSC Cars 6550 to 6999
139. PSC Cars 7000 to 7499
140. Near Side Cars
141. Near Side Cars, 6850 up
142. Near Side Cars
143. Folsom Safety Cars, Headlight Circuit
144. Folsom Safety Cars
145. Birney Safety Cars 1025 to 1034
146. City Cars 1 to 5 at Frankford, Headlight Circuit
147. City Cars 1 to 5 at Frankford
148. Birney Safety Cars 1025 to 1034, Headlight Circuit
149. Trackless Trolley
150. PW Cars Double End Red Tail Lamp
151. 3000 Type One Man Cars
152. 3000 Type One Man Cars
153. 3000 Type One Man Cars
154. 3000 Type Single End Door Light Circuit
155. 3000 Type One Man Cars
156. 3000-3100 Cars Four Door Type Door Light Circuit
157. 3100 Cars Four Door Type Door Light Circuit
158. 3100 Cars Four Door Type Door Light Circuit
159. 3100 Cars Four Door Type Door Light Circuit
160. 3000 Type Cars, Auxiliary Circuit Feed Wiring
161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
166.

Meter Wiring

167. Center Exit Car
168. Near Side Car
169. SK 5000 Series Cars
170. SPC 4000 Series Cars
171. PW Double End Cars
172. Safety Cars
173. Safety Car 3000 Series
174.
175.
176.
177.
178.
179.

Motor Circuit Connections

180. K-68-A Controller & 2 Motors
181. K-36 Controller & 2 Motors
182. K-35 Controller & 4 Motors
184. K-12 Controller & 4 Motors
185. K-63-BR Controller & 2 Motors
186. PC-5 Controller & 4 Motors
187. C-154-B Controller, Trackless Trolley
188. K-10-Q, K-11 Controller & 2 Motors
189. K-2 Controller & 2 Motors
190. Trackless Trolley, C-154-B Controller & 1 GE-265-E Motor
191. PC-5 Controller & 4 GE-247 Motors
192.
193.
194.
195.
196.
197.

Motor Lead Connections

198. GE-201 Motor
199. GE-210 Motor
200. GE-275 Motor
201. GE-275 Motor
202. GE-247 Motor
203. GE-247 Motor
204. GE-201-G Motor
205. GE-201-F Motor
206. GE-203 Motor
207. GE-70 & 80 Motor
208. GE-66 Motor
209. GE-222-F Motor
210. GE-258 & GE-264 Motor
211. GE-210 Motor
212. CP-27-A Air Compressor
213. WE-306 Field & Armature
214. WE-506-A-2, 506-E-4, 508-A Motors
215. WE-514 Motor
216. WE-532-A & B Motor
217. WE-306-C & 307-C Motors
218. WE-333 & 557 Motors
219. GE-210
220. WE-306
221. GE-201
222. Connection Boxes, '23 Single & Double End, Near Side, Center Exit & '25 Single End
223. Motor Leads, '23 Single & Double End, Near Side, Center Exit & '25 Single End
224. Conduit in Floor, Birney Safety Cars
225. Cable Layout, 3000 Type Cars
226. Drum Switch & Coupler Connections, SPC Cars
227. Length of Motor Leads on GE Motors
228. Length of Motor Leads on WE Motors
229. GE-265 Motor
230. GE-259 Motor
231.
232.
233.
234.

Power Circuits

235. Single End '25 Cars
236. Double End '23 Cars
237. SK Type Car 5000 to 5059
238. SPC Cars
239. SK Type Car 5060 to 5109
240. City Cars 1 to 5 at Frankford
241. Birney Safety Cars 1025 to 1034
242. Remodeled Pay-Within Cars
243. Near Side Cars
244. Near Side Cars
245. Single End '23 Cars
246.
247.
248.
249.
250.

Resistor Connections

251. WE 3 pt. 8 in. Grid resis., K-35 Control & 4 WE-532 Motors
252. WE 3 pt. 8 in. Grid resis., K-35 Control & 4 WE-514 Motors
253. RG Resistors, K-35 Control & 4 GE-203 Motors
254. WE 3 pt. 8 in. Grid resis., K-36 Control & 2 WE-306 or 2 GE-201 or 210 Motors
255. RG Resistors, K-36 Control & 2 GE-201 or 210 Motors
256. Public Service Cars, K-36 Controller & WE-306 Motors
257. CG Resistors, K-28-B Control & 4-80 Motors
258. SG Resistors, C-154-B Controller & 1 GE-265-E Motor, Trackless Trolley
259. BG Resistors, K-68-A Control & 2 GE-275 Motors
260. WE 3 pt. 5 in. Grid Res., K-10-Q Control & 2 WE-506 Motors
261. RG Resis., PC-5 Control & 4 GE-247 Motors
262. CG Resis., K-12 Control & 4 Motors
263. CG Resis., K-28 Control & 4 GE-70, 80 or 247 Motors
264. CG Resis., K-11 Control & 2 GE-247 Motors
265. CG Res., K-2 Control & 2 GE-800 Motors
266. WE 3 pt. 8 in. Grid Res., 2-K-28 Controllers & 4-80 Motors
267. CG Resis., K-11 Control & 2-80 or 56 Motors
268. CG Resis., K-2 Control & 2 Lorain Motors
269. CG Resis., K-2 Control & 1 GE-800 or 1 WE #3 Motor
270. CG Resis., K-2 or K-11 Control & 1 GE-80 Motor
271. CG Resis., K-11 Control & 2-80 Motors
272. CG Resis., K-11 Control & 1 GE-80 Motor
273. CG Resis., KR Control & 1 GE-800 Motor
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.

Useful Information

280. Ampere, Volt, Ohm, Watt & Kilowatt
281. Ohms Law
282. Conduit Sizes for different size wires
283. Fine Magnet Wire
284. Melting Point & Relative Conductivity of Metals
285. Current Required to Fuse Wires
286. Table Converting Fractions to Decimals
287. Comparison of Centigrade & Fahrenheit
288. Carrying Capacities of Insulated Wires
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290.
291.
292.
293.
294.

Miscellaneous

295. Economy Kilowatt Hour Meters
296. Equipment Data
297. Motor Data
298. Carbon Brushes
299. Construction of K-36 Controller
300. Method of Bending Fuse
301. Arrangement of Equipment in Vestibule, Birney Cars 1025 to 1034
302. Setting of Circuit Breakers & Line Breakers
303. Car Data
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307.
308.
309.
310.

Gas Electric Bus

500. GE Generator DT-1098
501. GE Generator DT-1114, DT-1121, DT-1125
502.
503.
504.
505. GE-1079 Motor
506. GE-1123 & 1151 Motors
507. GE-1112 Motor

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