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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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parlor carrecently constructed by the American Car Company of St. Louisfor the Baltimore City Passenger Railway Company of Baltimore,Md. The car has elicited favorable criticism from quite a numberof railway officials, and the following description will be of in-terest. The -body is of the swell and concave panel type, 30 ft. overcorner posts, with 5-ft. platforms, and is mounted upon high-speed The curtains are of green, silk-faced pantasote, mounted onspring rollers and Acme holding devices. The overhangings,portieres and upholstery arc of a luxuriant texture in soft greentints, harmonizing nicely with the Royal Wilton floor rugs. Thereed furniture of fantastic designs is stained and tinted to matchthe general color scheme. Two cheval mirrors are set in massiveframes at the further end of the ladies parlor. Every convenience conducive to comfort and luxury has beenadmirably placed and planned. The appointments include ad-justable tables for games and refreshments. A folding lavatory
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INTERIOR VIEWS OF PARLOR CAR double-motor trucks. The smoking compartment is 10 ft. inlength, and the ladies parlor 20 ft. The doors leading to eithercompartment from the platforms are of the twin automatic type.The eight side windows are double-sashed, and glazed with beveledcrystal polished plate, two windows at the center having largeobservation lights. Between linings on the inside the car meas-ures 8 ft. in the clear. The wood for the interior finish is a finely figured East Indianmahogany, known to the trade as Padouk, and was specially inl- and ice cooler, as well as a cosy buffet closet, find place in thesmokers den. The refrigerator, supply chests and tables are car-ried beneath the car body, being suspended between the trucks. Twelve electric Gold car heaters are placed in the side walls,and a regulating switch turned to any of three points provides avarying degree of heat. A system of electric call bells is arrangedto conveniently summon either porter or conductor, and the

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