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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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TYPE OF TRAIL CAR USED IN PORTLAND, ORE. of the builder. The illustrations show that the sashes may beheld at different heights, admitting as little or as much air asis desirable. Arm rests are placed on the window sills, as the
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CAR INTERIOR, SHOWING SEATING ARRANGEMENT ANDPOSITIONS OF SASHES height from floor to top of sill is but 24^ ins.—too low to bereached by the elbows of adult passengers. The interior illustration gives a good idea of the bright andattractive appearance afforded by the large windows, both open July 9, 1904.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 79 and closed. It will also be noticed that the aisle is wide enoughfor persons to pass comfortably; the width is 22 ins. and theseats are 36 ins. long, and yet the width over the posts is but8 ft. 2 ins. The general dimensions of the vestibuled cars are as follows:Length over end panels, 30 ft. 8 ins., and over vestibules, 40ft. 1 in.; length of platforms, 4 ft. 8j/j ins.; width over sills, 7ft. 10^2 ins.; and over posts at belt, 8 ft. 2 ins.; sweep of posts,1^4 ins.; the side sills are 4 ins. x 7% ins., with 12-in x J^-in.plates on the inside; end sills, 5% ins. x 6% ins.; thickness ofcorner posts, 3^4 ins., and side posts, 3*4 ins. The trailersare 38.8

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