. Electric railway review . od on the inside ofthe car is so connected that one set of deck sashes can be 502 ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. XIX, No. 17 opened and the other closed by one movement of the operatinghandle. The inside finish, where exposed to view, except thehead linings, is selected mahogany. Below the windows thesheathing is mahogany, Yz inch thick, fastened with brassscrews. The head linings are of 3-ply maple. The ceiling inthe vestibule is covered with 2 by 2% inch white maple. The seating arrangement is novel for elevated the ends of the cars are longitudinal seats
. Electric railway review . od on the inside ofthe car is so connected that one set of deck sashes can be 502 ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. XIX, No. 17 opened and the other closed by one movement of the operatinghandle. The inside finish, where exposed to view, except thehead linings, is selected mahogany. Below the windows thesheathing is mahogany, Yz inch thick, fastened with brassscrews. The head linings are of 3-ply maple. The ceiling inthe vestibule is covered with 2 by 2% inch white maple. The seating arrangement is novel for elevated the ends of the cars are longitudinal seats supported on with the electrical train lines which are carried in loricatedconduit, is brought out at the ends of the cars and by meansof swivel joints is arranged to swing with the couplingheads, so that very short coupling hose and jumpers arerequired. Each car is wired with five circuits of five lights each,four of these circuits being 16-candlepower 110-volt lampswith round frosted bulbs located in the molding over the. Northwestern Elevated Cars—Door Operating Device withDoor Open. malleable iron brackets and in the center of the car body oneach side are seven Hale & Kilburn walkover cross seatswithout arm rests. The steel frame of each cross seat issupported on a single pedestal. All seats are covered withrattan. Hunter destination signs in neat compartments arefitted to each car. The new cars have drawbars and draft rigging conform- Northwestern Elevated Cars—Door Operating Device withDoor Closed. advertising card space. One circuit has three 32-candlepowerMeridian lamps without reflectors located along the ceilingof the car and two unfrosted 32-candlepower lamps in thevestibules. The wiring for the lighting has been installedwith especial care. An accompanying sketch shows in detailhow the lamp sockets along the molding are connected withthe conduit inside the lining. Each car is equipped with 28
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