. The Street railway journal . llCompany. The cars will be operated on the companys inter-urban line of about 35 miles, connecting Coeur dAlene andSpokaiTrC, Wash. The road traverses the valley of the SpokaneRiver, which has its source in the Cceur dAlene Lake, in whichvicinity is the richest mining district in the State. Spokane isthe nearest large commercial center. The business of the com-pany is steadily growing and new equipment has frequently been added, all of which has been furnished by the AmericanCar Company and the J. G. Brill Company. Two of the newcars are combination passenger, s
. The Street railway journal . llCompany. The cars will be operated on the companys inter-urban line of about 35 miles, connecting Coeur dAlene andSpokaiTrC, Wash. The road traverses the valley of the SpokaneRiver, which has its source in the Cceur dAlene Lake, in whichvicinity is the richest mining district in the State. Spokane isthe nearest large commercial center. The business of the com-pany is steadily growing and new equipment has frequently been added, all of which has been furnished by the AmericanCar Company and the J. G. Brill Company. Two of the newcars are combination passenger, smoking and baggage motorcars, and the other two are trailers. The combination cars are 51 ft. over the crown pieces, and8 ft. 8 ins. wide. Cowcatchers are used, and the roof followssteam car practice. While the semi-convertible window sys-tem is applicable to the arched-top twin-window arrangement,only part of it is used in this case—^that is, the lower sash whenraised are partly contained in the side roof, the bottom of the. INTERIOR VIEW SHOWING SPRING CANE SEATS lower sash being equally as high as the bottom of the smallstationary upper sash. The seats in the smoking and passengercompartments are of spring cane, while the baggage compart-ment has a seat of cherry slats on each side. The sliding doorsof the baggage compartment on each side of car are 40 , and the door in the partition between the baggage com- partment and the motormans compartment is 24 ins. wide. Inthe center of the car is a small toilet compartment. The trailers are 48 ft. 9 ins. over the crown pieces, and 8 ins. wide. The window system is the same as in the carsabove described. Entrances are provided at both ends. Theseats are upholstered in plush, and are arranged to accommo-date fifty-two passengers. Motors may be installed at anytime, in which case these cars may serve as an ordinary type. The bronze rail that drops to guard and hold open the vesti-bule doors closing the step openings, al
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