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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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mi-convertible cars heretofore used. The particularadvantage of this type lies in the readiness with which it canbe changed, in case of storm, from an airy open-door car toone completely enclosed, or vice versa. This change canreadily be made by the train crew without inconveniencingpassengers or interrupting service. Fig. 1 shows the exteriorappearance of the car arranged for winter service. FREEDOM FROM CONGESTION AT DOORS An objection which has always been urged against a longcar with cross-seats and center aisle is the slowness in loadingand unloading, because of the congestion of passengers in the form, as well as at both ends of the aisle. Thus four streamsof passengers can board or leave the car at once. It is alsoeasy for persons to pass each other anywhere in the aisle. Insecuring such a wide passage way, the width of the car wasan important factor. A further statement of the reasons whichled to the selection of an extra wide car body will be found laterin this description, t
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FIG. 2.—INTERIOR OF CAR AS ARRANGED FOR WINTER SERVICE STORM SASH The car, as equipped for winter use in Fig. 1, has, in additionto the ordinary windows, a set of storm sash which are held inplace by the same clamping device which holds a wire nettingin summer to prevent passengers from sticking arms and headsout of windows. This is believed to be the first city car inthe United States in the latitude of Chicago to be equipped withstorm sash for winter. Such storm sash have been used withgreat success in Minneapolis and St. Paul, where extreme coldweather makes the heating of cars difficult. These storm sash, September 16, 1905.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 403 together with an unusual number of electric hearers, renderpossibk the maintenance of a comfortable temperature in thecars, even during the coldest weather experienced in Chicago. HEATING On account of the great number of stops per mile in serviceand the opening of doors at both ends of the car, necessitated follows: First point,

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