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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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y been entirely relaid, andthe company is spending upwards of twoand a half millions of dollars in improve-ments and extensions. The companyslines radiate to every part of the city, andthe excellent street railway facilities givenhave been a great factor in the development of the city. NewOrleans has a population of 350,000 and is rapidly growing.In addition to Audubon, City and Athletic Parks, all of whichare reached by the lines of the street railway company, andthe numerous squares which are in the residence section. NewOrleans is well supplied with open air resorts, those situatedon Lake Pontchartrain being the most popular. Along thegulf coast, within easy access, are a number of popular re-sorts, where fine fishing and boating attract many visitors.The single-truck cars have transverse seats with a capacityof twei:)ty-eight passengers per car. They are finished inmahogany with ceilings of maple veneer. Folding gates aswell as folding doors close the vestibule entrances. The win-
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-♦-♦^ According to an announcement made in Boston, the BostonSuburban Street Railway Company is to put in operation be-tween South Framingham and Worcester, as an experiment,a combination car with a smoking compartment, the first ofthe kind in eastern Massachusetts. DOUBLE-TRUCK CAR FOR THE NEW ORLEANS RAILWAY & LIGHT COMPANY dow sashes drop into pockets in the sides and the small uppersashes are stationary. The following are the principal dimen-sions : Length over the bodies, 20 ft. 8 ins., and over thevestibules, 29 ft. 4 ins.; width over the sills, including panels,7 ft. 7J/2 ins., and over the posts at belt, 8 ft.; sweep of theposts, 2^ ins.; centers of posts, 2 ft. 10^ ins.; height fromthe floor to ceiling, 8 ft. % in.; from the track to the underside of the sills, 2 ft. 53^ ins.; and from the under side of thesills over the trolley board, 9 ft. 23^ ins.; from the track tothe platform step, 13^4 ins., and from the step to the plat-form, 1334 ins. The side sills are 3^ ins

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