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Title: Electric railway review
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: American Street and Interurban Railway Association
Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Wilson Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ave to walk more than one-half car length toreach the door. The forward end of the car may easily beset apart for non-smokers and the rear part for smokers, thebulkhead in the middle of the car forming a positive divisionbetween the two classes of passengers. These cars are mounted on two substantial trucks with33-inch cast-iron wheels and 5-inch axles. The electricalequipment consists of four motors, each of a rated capacity of43 horsepower. To facilitate safety in train operation boththe motor cars and trailers are equipped with the Westing-house SME schedule straight air brakes provided with emer-gency features. To permit the saving of time and afford afreedom from accidents when cars are being coupled for therush-hour service all motor and trailer units are provided withTomlinson automatic couplers. The air hose is brought outfrom under the car attached to the drawbar, so that theoperation of coupling may be made a simple one. This type of motor car, seating 52 passengers and pro-
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Trail Cars Denver—Exterior Standard Four-Motor Car. the doubling of the passenger carrying capacity at an increaseof but 25 cents per car hour. Types of Motor Cars and Trailers. The accompanying illustrations reproduced from photo-graphs and drawings will serve to show the general appear-ance and construction details of the standard motor cars andtrailers of the Denver City Tramway Company. By referenceto the illustrations of the motor car, it will be noted that thecar body is 43 feet long over all and 8 feet 4 inches wide atthe belt. The seating capacity is sufficient for 52 passengers,the seats being arranged as shown in the plan view. It willalso be noted that this car is provided with a center entranceon the right-hand side. This entrance is 5 feet 2 inches wide,the width of two window sashes. There are several advantages claimed for the center sideentrance, among which may be enumerated the following: As the entrance is at the middle of the car the conductoris at all times with

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