. The street railway review . Ijy tin- J. (I. (o. am] 75 l)y llif AiiRTicaii CarCii., and in llu- design IIkti- liavt- Incn iiK-nrpnratcd a niiiiilK-r nfnrw Iluse were decided iipim mily afu-r llu- most care-fid HkiiikIh and invesliKalion liy the president, Keneral manager,and other ollicers of the ciinipan>. in which they were ahly assisleilhy Messrs. I(n-d, Bacon & Davis, considling engineers, as well ashy suggestions from Mr. C. (•. (Jooihich. president of the Miiine- are many warm , although usually llie iiiglils are so cold asto refjuirc lliat cars used in evenin
. The street railway review . Ijy tin- J. (I. (o. am] 75 l)y llif AiiRTicaii CarCii., and in llu- design IIkti- liavt- Incn iiK-nrpnratcd a niiiiilK-r nfnrw Iluse were decided iipim mily afu-r llu- most care-fid HkiiikIh and invesliKalion liy the president, Keneral manager,and other ollicers of the ciinipan>. in which they were ahly assisleilhy Messrs. I(n-d, Bacon & Davis, considling engineers, as well ashy suggestions from Mr. C. (•. (Jooihich. president of the Miiine- are many warm , although usually llie iiiglils are so cold asto refjuirc lliat cars used in evening service be coiii|>letely conditions make it necessary that such cars as arc usedcarry windows at all times, precluling consideration of a type nf carill which windows are entirely removed during the summer car now adopted is of the geniral type known as the semi-convertible, which can he completely closed for winter use anilmade nearly open in the summer. The particular advantage of this. L.\U FITTEli WITH STORM UINIIUUS FOK WINTER SERVICE. apolis & St. Paul Suhurhan Ry.; Mr. John M. Roach, president ofthe Cliicago Union Traction Co., and other prominent railwayofficials. All einimcration of these special features .iiul tlic reasonswhy they were adopted will be of general interest. The climate of Chicago is such that the lime during wliich an type lies in the readiness with which it can be changed, in case ofstorm, from an airy open-door car to one completely , orvice-versa. This change can readily be made by the train crewwithout inconveniencing passengers, or interrupting service. By virtue of the extra wide car body, wide doors a::d platforms.
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