. The Street railway journal . MEXICAN TRAIL CAR standard cars for the road. About two months ago theJ. G. Brill Company shipped the third lot of 20 ft. 8 cars; also four 8-bench trailers and a number ofgondola cars for trailer service, although both motor andtrailer gondola types are operated. In the accom-panying illustration may be seen one of the drop-sashclosed cars (first class) and also an 8-bench trail car. Theformer cars measure 20 ft. 8 ins. over the end panels, 28 ins. over crown pieces and vestibules; width over sills,including panels, 7 ft. 4 ins.; size of side sill
. The Street railway journal . MEXICAN TRAIL CAR standard cars for the road. About two months ago theJ. G. Brill Company shipped the third lot of 20 ft. 8 cars; also four 8-bench trailers and a number ofgondola cars for trailer service, although both motor andtrailer gondola types are operated. In the accom-panying illustration may be seen one of the drop-sashclosed cars (first class) and also an 8-bench trail car. Theformer cars measure 20 ft. 8 ins. over the end panels, 28 ins. over crown pieces and vestibules; width over sills,including panels, 7 ft. 4 ins.; size of side sills, 3^ ins. x5% ins.; end sills, 3^2 ins. x 6^ ins. The cars are mounted. MEXICAN MOTOR CAR. on the No. 21-E truck with 7 ft. 6 ins. wheel base; themotors used have a capacity of 40 hp each. The trailers,measure 27 ft. ^ in. over the end panels, are 6 ft. 3 over the sills and are mounted on gear trucks. In connection with the contract recently placed by theUtah Railway & Light Company with the General ElectricCompany for motors, as noted in the Street RailwayJournal of Sept. 14, it is learned that the Utah Companyhas placed a contract with the St. Louis Car Company forfifty steel cars. The new cars will be longer and widerthan those now in service and have greater seating feature of them will be a Detroit platform 6 ft. seats in the middle of the cars will be turnovers, whilethose at the ends will be longitudinal. The National Brake& Electric Company was awarded the contract for thebrakes. I September 21, 1907.]EXHIBITS AND AWARDS JURY AT JAMESTOWN The jury of awards of the Jamestown Exposition, com-prising about seventy
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