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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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to accommodate the newcars. A new storage barn for trailers and extra cars willbe built on property owned by the company on the NorthSide; this work will also be accomplished next spring.Upon the completion of the new water power plant of theLa Crosse Water Power Company at Hatfield, the companywill install a motor generator set of 300-kw capacity anduse this as its main power unit. The plant is now underconstruction and will generate 5000-8000 hp, to be used inLa Crosse and Winona, Minn.; the power will also be usedto operate a proposed interurban line between the citiesmentioned about thirty-six miles in length. Four semi-convertible cars built by the American CarCompany have recently been placed in operation on thebusiest line in La Crosse. They have generous aisle spaceand commodious seats, the seats being 35 ins. long andaisle 24 ins. wide. On account of the low window sillsfive-bar guards are provided. The doors are protectedin a like manner. The bottom framinsr includes 12 in.
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The Public Service Commission of the first district ofNew York has ordered an increase in the service on theMadison and Fourth Avenue surface lines. The ordersets forth the number of cars which shall constitute theminimum hourly service in the day, and only the eveningrush hour is left out. Mr. Maltbie says the rush hoursituation demands more study. CAR FOR SERVICE IN LA CROSSE x jHs hi. sill plates—a standard feature of this type ofcar which obviates the use of inside and under trussrods in cars of this length. The plates are screwed to theposts and are an additional means of stiffening. The seatsare of Bjill make; the inside finish is of cherry; ceilingsof 3-ply birch. The No. 27-G1 trucks are employed. Thechief dimensions of the cars follow: Length over end panels,28 ft.; over crown pieces, 38 ft.; width over sills, includingsheathing, 8 ft. 2 ins.; height from floor to ceiling, 8 ft.ins.; from track to under side of sills, 32^ ins.; size of sidesills, 4 ins. x J% ins.; end sills

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