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Identifier: electricrailway571921newy (find matches)
Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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s.These are of the Henry type, all metal with white enam-eled hand grips, and arranged to be held back close tothe side of the car by spring pressure when not in use. Improvement in Folding Seats In order to increase the seating capacity during hoursof normal traflfic, hinged folding seats are used on eitherside of the door openings. In their raised position thesefolding seats serve as ends for the longitudinal seatsand a grab handle along the front edge enables stand-ing passengers to get a firm hold. These folding seatsare held in their raised position by a lock catch whichcan be released only by the aid of the key used for theend doors and the operators push-button box. Withthe seats in their down position a prop swings outfrom the under side and rests on the floor. This seatprop is made of a pipe framework with two legswhich have rubber cushions at the points where they 1088 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 57, No. 24 Some Features Embodied in New York Municipal Railway Companys Cars
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1— Interior of switchboard pain l. 2— Push-button section of switchboard panel, pipe frameworkfootrest interlocked with dooi- engine, cut out, coasting recorders,destination sign and hand straps. 3— Wide type pantograph shoes. 4— Small panel box with push-button switch, recess providedfor hand brake. 5— Types of end-door threshold plates. 6—Cioss-seat recessed to provide knee room for passengers inseat behind. T—Paneling at end of car, design of motormans cab door andend door with drop sash. 8— Truck mechanism, cast steel contact shoes and shoe-fusebox cover. 9— Safety hangers for truck slack adjusters and shoe hangerscross connected. June 11, 1921 Electric Railway Journal 1089 rest on the floor. All parts are rounded so that nosharp corners or projections are presented, whichmight prove injurious to passengers or their clothing,and as this framework is mounted so that it extends outfrom the side of the seat it also serves as a grab handlefor standing passengers, wit

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