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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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FIG. 4.-END VIEW OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY CAR FIG. 6.—INTERIOR OF 1TI I LAPELlHI A SUBWAY CAR FIG. 8.—STEEL CAR FOR ELEVATEP ANP SUBWAY SERVICE IN PHILADELPHIA terior views are presented in Figs. 4 and 5. In this case thepurchaser desired wooden finish above the window rail, butthe framing of the car throughout is of steel, the vestibulesall steel and outside sheathing to window rail of steel plate.Of particular interest here, however, is the type of car built in Fig. 8 gives an idea of the pleasing external appearance ofthe car. The design is of steel throughout with non-com-bustible flooring composition, and it is to all intents shock andfire proof. The outside sheathing is of cold rolled steel andthe underframe consists of deep fishbelly side sills, with cross- 568 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XXVIII. No. 15. bearers and connections in girder form,sions are as detailed below: Length over platform (over all), 49 ft. 7K ins-Length over door posts, 40 ft. 6J4 ins. The general dimen-
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FIG. 7.—END OF STEEL CAR FOR PHILADELPHIA ELEVATEDAND SUBWAY SYSTEM Length inside of car (end lining), 39 ft. 6% insWidth of car outside of side sheets, 8 ft. 7 ins.Width of car inside, 7 ft. 7% ins.Height from rail to top of floor, 3 ft. 10 ins.Height from floor to ceiling center, 8 ft. 6l/2 ins.Height from rail to top of car, 12 ft. 7 ins. Opening for vestibule side door (between door posts), 2 ft. 9 ins. Width of end door opening, 3 ft. 2l/2 ins. Width of center door opening (side), 3 ft. 4 ins. Distance from center to center of trucks, 34 ft. 6 ins. Width over eaves—upper deck, 5 ft, 6)i ins. Width over eaves—lower deck, 8 ft. 8$/$ ins. Width of vestibule end door opening, 2 ft. Several details of equipment and interior fittings follow:Automatic air brakes complete with automatic air couplers;also bevel-geared vertical hand brakes on each end of car.Twelve carlines per car composed of V/i-vn.. x il/2-m. steel.Van Dorn coupler and draw-bar. Pantasote curtains withForsythe rin

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