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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ble connection the car crew canconnect the telephone in the car with the office fromany point on the line. The weight of the closed carscomplete is about 26 tons each. The open cars of the Wason make are mounted onthe builders No. 21 double trucks and are 45 ft. long over bumpers,having 14 benches, and a seating capacity of 98 passengers. At thepost line these cars are about 8 ft. 10 in. wide. They are providedwith vestibule fronts having large single light drop sashes, giving avestibule fronts having large single light drop sashes, giving awide, clear view forward. The usual and uncomfortable bulk-head between the vestibule and body has been dispensed with. Theheight from the top of the floor to the ceiling is 7 ft. 8 in., andfrom the top of the rail to the top of the roof, 11 ft. Two trolleysare provided. .\\\ the windows and doors are of oval design, thedeck glass being light acid with gothic design in fine gold lines.The interior lighting follows nuich the same plan as that of the
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UlE.N L.\K OF WESTERN M.\SS.\CHUSETTS STREET RAILW.W CO. closed cars. Bronze trimmings are used, and the side curtains areof oakette, extending to the floor. The outside body color is royal •blue with good lettering and striping, cream colored roofs anddark green trucks. Acme combined arc and incandescent head-lights are used. A special feature of each vestibule is the pro-vision of ornamental grille gates at the side, the top rail of eachgate extending out to the first side post and making an arm rest.Kilbourn sand boxes are installed, and these are filled from be-neath the car. The axles, air-brakes, fenders, exhaust mufiler.hand brakes, drawbars, roof covering signs, registers, and wheels areof the same make as those in use on the closed cars. The glassin the body sash is of 3-16-in. polished plate. The seat backs arecurved and are 31 in. apart on centers. Telephones are used ason the closed cars. The Laconia closed cars likewise represent the most advanced Dec. 15, 190S.) STKIil

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