. The Street railway journal . FIG. 4.—ARRANGEMENT OF SEATS AND HEATING COILS the arrangement of piping. These cars arc also equipped withthe Westinghouse quick action automatic brake and four-wheeled trucks of standard passenger construction, with 33-in. rolled-steel wheels and 5 ins. x 9 ins. steel axles. Standardsteel platforms and couplers and the Session friction draftgear are used. As the center sills are 3 ins. apart a plate is bolted through the main sills of the under frameand the sub-sills of the platform with f/g-in. fitted bolts, andthe draft gear attached to this. Refe
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 4.—ARRANGEMENT OF SEATS AND HEATING COILS the arrangement of piping. These cars arc also equipped withthe Westinghouse quick action automatic brake and four-wheeled trucks of standard passenger construction, with 33-in. rolled-steel wheels and 5 ins. x 9 ins. steel axles. Standardsteel platforms and couplers and the Session friction draftgear are used. As the center sills are 3 ins. apart a plate is bolted through the main sills of the under frameand the sub-sills of the platform with f/g-in. fitted bolts, andthe draft gear attached to this. Referring to the illustrations: Fig. 3 shows clearly the endof one car and a view of the next through the vestibule, theconnecting doors of which are open. The hand-wheel and. V r FIG. MANNER OF COUPLING CARS ANDCARRYING CABLES air-key connections for the door mechanism, the hand bellcord signalling apparatus are seen, and also the cord to theconductors valve of the air brake. This latter cord is darkred, and runs completely around the car up close to the monitorjunction with the roof. Fig. 4 shows the exquisite inlaid mahogany finish, the scat>and doors, and the heating coils and utter absence of anypockets to impede air circulation. Fig. 5 gives an idea of the excellent interior lighting andgeneral arrangement of the car. 664 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXIII. No. 18. Fig. 6 brings out the great flexibility of the car in servicein meeting any conditions. The electric cable connecting thedoor alarm circuit can be seen coming out on and along theroof of car No. 1052, near the end, whence it leads down besidethe vestibule diaphragm and terminates in a coupling similar tothe air hose. Fig. 7 is a general view of the appearance of the car. Fig.
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