. The street railway review . all 8 ft. Thefront platform is vestibnled and entrance to the front door of thecar, which is on one side of the center, is made without passingthrough the motormans compartment. The rear platforms areof the Detroit t)-pe. In the rear of the car are two longitudinalscats extending about one-third of the length of the l)ody and thereare eight transverse scats on each side of the center aisle in theremaining portion of this car. The car is heated with Peter Smithhot water heaters and the windows arc built with upper and lowersash. By a close vote the Missouri legisla
. The street railway review . all 8 ft. Thefront platform is vestibnled and entrance to the front door of thecar, which is on one side of the center, is made without passingthrough the motormans compartment. The rear platforms areof the Detroit t)-pe. In the rear of the car are two longitudinalscats extending about one-third of the length of the l)ody and thereare eight transverse scats on each side of the center aisle in theremaining portion of this car. The car is heated with Peter Smithhot water heaters and the windows arc built with upper and lowersash. By a close vote the Missouri legislature has decided llial thereshall be no Jim Crow cars in that state. Apr. 20. 1903] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 221 Kensington Shops of the Union Traction Co,, Philadelphia, All tlic car repair work for the Union Traction Co., of Philadel-phia is at present carried on at two main repair , one at 8th ing the entire block at the jmiction of Kensington and Cnmborland,The company has adopted the policy of making many of its own. JACKIN(; III DEPARTMENT. and Danphin Streets, under the charge of Mr. R. G. Oliver, mastermechanic, and one at Kensington and Cumberland Avenues incharge of Mr. Frank H. Wampler, master mechanic. Mr. Olivertakes care of most of the car painting, repairs to car bodies, car- snpplies, and these shops form practically a large mannfaclnringestablishment. The Union Traction Co. has abandoned the use of repair pits, ex-cept in the department devoted exclusively to the overhauling and 55* .1^ ^ ^ ^^^^#,gJ|^^>^ ^ • <fciviiMi:~ nil i ■ --^i^- ... 9^S Slilijii (1111,1 r«, ittfiirffBr:;^!^ If ■»-BJtrr7TBTI ■ Ii 1 1 pi f iiyii pfji 1 rpfPl|i:*iK« ^^^ i M.\( IIINK HIIOl AMI OVKKllAIIMNi; DKIA H IM KNT. iwiitcr work, etc., and Mr. Waniplcr has charge of iiiosl of theelectrical repairs and repairs of Kensington shops occupy a three-story brick building, cover- repairs of trucks. When cars are brought in fnr they gofirst to the jac
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