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Identifier: streetrailwayjo181901newy (find matches)
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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ody is 6 ft. 6 ins. The side construction is of selected Honduras baywood The seats inside the car are finished with perforatedBirch veneer and teak framing, and covered with Wiltoncarpet rugs of a handsome design, while the metal trim-mings are all of solid bronze, highly polished, of the latestimproved patterns and designs. The platforms are hungbelow the underframe, and the step is very low, the dis-tance from the ground being not more than 13 ins., therebymaking the car easy of access. Access is made to the roofby means of a stairway having sides of sheet steel, and seatsare installed on the roof for twenty-five passengers. Theseseats are reversible and placed each side a center gangway,so that passengers may face forward in whichever direc-tion the car is traveling. The lights inside the car are distributed from the cleres-tory ceiling by handsome cut globes, thus making readingeasy and agreeable. Revolving roof lanterns made ofaluminium are mounted over each canopy. The cars are
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DOUBLE-DECKED, SIXTY-SEVEN PASSENGER CAR paneling, curved at the bottom to give a good, artisticeffect, the main framing consisting of well-seasoned teak.The interior finish is of finest teak, with handsome syca-more raised panels, fluted teak pilasters and carved pilasterblocks being used on each window pillar. All the windowsare fixed and glazed with polished plate glass. Each endof the car body has a wide sliding door permitting easyaccess to the car. A handsome overdoor with embossedteak moldings is placed at each end of car, the pilasters be-ing carried to the bottom of the end casement. The cur-tains are made of a handsome design of tapestry, slidingupon brass rods, and provided with curtain holders to eachwindow pillar. The ceilings of the car, of the clerestorytype, are furnished with beautiful birds-eye maple veneersand teak moldings, French polished in natural grain. Allthe ventilator sashes are glazed with ornamental glass, thedesign being ruby on a white ground, and are pi

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