. The Street railway journal . STANDARD TYPE OF CLOSED CAR USED IN MEMPHIS, TENN. having a population of about 120,000, and rapidly growing. Itis the most important commercial center between St. Louisand New Orleans. The car interiors are finished in cherry, with decorated maplethree-ply veneer ceilings, which, with the spring cane uphol-stered longitudinal seats, give a bright and attractive appear-ance. As the streets of Memphis through which the cars runare narrow in places and there is a liability of vehicles collid-ing with the cars, six-bar window guards are used to protectpassengers whe
. The Street railway journal . STANDARD TYPE OF CLOSED CAR USED IN MEMPHIS, TENN. having a population of about 120,000, and rapidly growing. Itis the most important commercial center between St. Louisand New Orleans. The car interiors are finished in cherry, with decorated maplethree-ply veneer ceilings, which, with the spring cane uphol-stered longitudinal seats, give a bright and attractive appear-ance. As the streets of Memphis through which the cars runare narrow in places and there is a liability of vehicles collid-ing with the cars, six-bar window guards are used to protectpassengers when the windows are lowered. Narrow awningsare attached to rods which follow the configuration of thehoods. The general dimensions of the cars are as follows: Length. INTERIOR OF MEMPHIS CAR over the end panels, 20 ft, and over the crown pieces, 29 ft.;from the end panels over the crown pieces, 4 ft. 6 ins. Thewidth over the sills, including the panels, is 6 ft. 3 ins., and thewidth over the posts at the belt, 7 ft. 6 ins. The sweep of theposts is 8 ins. The distance from center to center of side postsis 2 ft. 724 ins. The side sills are 3^4 ins. x 5% ins., and theend sills, 4}^ ins. x szA ins. The thickness of the corner posts November 19, 1904.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 917 is 2>Ya ins-. and of the side posts, 1^4 ins- The platform stepsare lSlA ms-> an<i tne height of the risers, 13 ins. The cars areequipped with Brill specialties, as follows: Angle-iron bumpers,radial draw-bars, Dedenda gongs, Dumpit sand boxes, and fold-ing gates; the trucks are also of the same make, No. 21-E type,and have a wheel base of 8 ft. The motors are 25 hp each. ELECTRIC TRAVELING HOIST USED IN DULUTH The interesting electric traveling hoist shown in the acco
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