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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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ments and bracing to suit. The opening for filling is on the inside of the hopper, nearthe center of the truck, 16 ins. from the wheels, protecting itfrom the mud, snow and water from the wheels. All the valvesand operating parts are enclosed, making it a sure and positivesander in the worst weather. Every part or opening is madetight with gaskets or bushings, so that it is practically impossi-ble for the sand to get damp in the hopper. SEMI-CONVERTIBLE COMBINATION CABS FOR YORK, PA. The J. (i. Brill Company has lately finished four combina-tion passenger and baggage cars, like the one illustrated, forthe York Street Railway Company. The railway is one of anumber owned by the* York County Traction Company, aggre-gating a trackage of 33 miles, and connecting the importanttowns in the vicinity of York. Thirty-five miles of lines areabout to be added to the system, which, with the existing roads,will practically cover the county. The new cars are of the builders semi-convertible type, as
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ONE OF THE SEMI-CONVERTIBLE COM BIN ATI ON CARSIN YORK, PA. will be seen in the illustration. The large windows and lowwindow sills always indicate this design. The interiors arehandsomely finished in cherry of natural color, with decoratedbirch veneer ceilings. Thirty-six-in. transversely placed seatsleave the aisles 22 ins. wide, although the cars are but 8 ft.2 ins. over the posts at belt. This is on account of having thewindow pockets in the side roofs instead of in the walls, there-by allowing the seat ends to be brought within the posts andagainst the side lining. The length of the cars over the bodiesis 30 ft. 8 ins., and over the vestibules, 40 ft. 1 in.; width overthe sills, 7 ft. 10**2 ins., and over the belt rails, 8 ft. 2 ins. Thelength of the baggage compartment is 12 ft. 8 ins. This com-partment is furnished with folding seats for the use of smokers,and has a 4-ft. sliding door on either side. The side sills areof long leaf yellow pine, 444 ins. x 7-V4 ins., plated on th

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