. The Street railway journal . i in. x 17 ins.,serves several purposes. In the first place, it ties the bottomframing firmly together and secures the side posts, to which itis bolted, to the side sill. Again, it trusses up the car body. November 18, 1905.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 907 This latter is its chief purpose, and no other truss, either in-side or under the car, is provided. Five cross sills, the bolstersand diagonal braces at the middle and across the corners ofthe framing, together with the strengthening effect of thedouble floor, insure the bottom framing against weakness atany point
. The Street railway journal . i in. x 17 ins.,serves several purposes. In the first place, it ties the bottomframing firmly together and secures the side posts, to which itis bolted, to the side sill. Again, it trusses up the car body. November 18, 1905.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 907 This latter is its chief purpose, and no other truss, either in-side or under the car, is provided. Five cross sills, the bolstersand diagonal braces at the middle and across the corners ofthe framing, together with the strengthening effect of thedouble floor, insure the bottom framing against weakness atany point. The platform drops gl/% ins., and is supported en- them with the car number and the position to which they arefitted, so that they can be put back in the same place yearafter year. The driving rains encountered in Brooklyn and the vicinityduring the summer necessitate a curtain that will fit closeagainst the posts and not be blown out of the groove intended 1 2U. Street FIG. 5.—HALF SIDE ELEVATION OF CAR tirely by two angle and two T-irons. All exposed wood sur-faces of the bottom framing are covered with J4~in. transite,as a protection against fire. The reproductions from photographs and the drawings showthe construction of the removable sash and the window guards,as well as the method of fitting them in place. In the crosssection qi the posts, and shown in Fig. 8, may be seen the rabbetsat the edge of the post into which the sash fit. When in posi- for it. For this reason a special curtain fixture, which is ofthe pinch-handle type manufactured by the Curtain SupplyCompany, is used. A metal strip is screwed to the post, partlycovering the curtain groove. A shoulder on the slide of thecurtain fixture retains the fixture behind this strip, and theslide can only be removed when the curtain is completely rods placed at close intervals insure the upper por-tion of the pantasote curtain remaining in place. Street Ry .
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