. The Street railway journal . atly differ-ing in general construction from thatjust described, but of different dimen-sions and finish. It is one of fifty-twocars recently built for the Massachu-setts Electric Companies, of car has a body length of 30 ft. anda length over bumpers of 40 ft. 4 interior finish is in cherry, and thecar is equipped with twenty cross-seats upholstered in car, as shown, is mounted on St. Louis Car Companys No. iMAKfll 7, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 383 COMBINATION CARS FOR INTERURBAN SERVICE These cars were made by the John Stephenso
. The Street railway journal . atly differ-ing in general construction from thatjust described, but of different dimen-sions and finish. It is one of fifty-twocars recently built for the Massachu-setts Electric Companies, of car has a body length of 30 ft. anda length over bumpers of 40 ft. 4 interior finish is in cherry, and thecar is equipped with twenty cross-seats upholstered in car, as shown, is mounted on St. Louis Car Companys No. iMAKfll 7, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 383 COMBINATION CARS FOR INTERURBAN SERVICE These cars were made by the John Stephenson Company, atElizabeth, N. J., for the Punxsutawney Passenger Street Rail-way Company, and give a good example of the standard inter- a floor there was an unaccountable depreciation in the paintand varnish on new cars in one winter. It was concluded thatthe drippings from the wet cars coming into the car housecaused fumes to rise from the cinders, which attacked thevarnish. In its new car house this company has, therefore, put. COMBINATION CAR FOR PUNXSUTAWNEY STREET RAILWAY urban cars turned out by these manufacturers. The type shownis semi-convertible, serving the requirements for both summerand winter traffic with a single equipment. The windows aremade extra large and are separated, as shown, into two parts,the upper sash going into the roof and the lower sash droppinginto the sides of the car when open. The car body is 36 ins. long, and the total length over dash is 45 ft. 2 ins. Thewidth of the car at the sash rail is 8 ft. 6 ins. About one-third of the car is occupied by a baggage com-partment, separated from the passenger compartment by aglazed partition containing a single sliding door. The doorsat the end of the car are double, as are also the vestibule doors,the latter being hinged together at the center and folding backagainst the side of the vestibule. The baggage compartmenthas a single sliding door on the side, and is also provided witha safety chain so that
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