. The street railway review . Flo. 1 MODIFIED CALIFORNIA CAR BUILT IN Tin; an 1 11 id and of a buffer beam. The ■.. it! 10 trans verse in tin open ends bul .1 entirely without an aisle-. This ndi a seating [01 to pet .hi it provided little 01 ,., itanding room. At least then1 .hi be no tandii pi behind the 11 ■< 1 nexl thi d I without great discomfort for those who are seated. The 142 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vat. XII, No i i exit from the open seats ia n ■ better than tl However the car h eating trying .tS persona on .1 l< :ngth ol but 26 feel over tin corner posts, the closed pa
. The street railway review . Flo. 1 MODIFIED CALIFORNIA CAR BUILT IN Tin; an 1 11 id and of a buffer beam. The ■.. it! 10 trans verse in tin open ends bul .1 entirely without an aisle-. This ndi a seating [01 to pet .hi it provided little 01 ,., itanding room. At least then1 .hi be no tandii pi behind the 11 ■< 1 nexl thi d I without great discomfort for those who are seated. The 142 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vat. XII, No i i exit from the open seats ia n ■ better than tl However the car h eating trying .tS persona on .1 l< :ngth ol but 26 feel over tin corner posts, the closed pari of ia it seating 18 persons and the open seats 20 Like the last mi ! upon • 1 m k; In ili. eastern built cara il 1- quite 1wheel guards protecting thi n the whi This car has one feature to be commended and which ia ratherunusual Each ol the openings ia closed bj .1 folding gate whichreaches irm the floor within a coupli ol the. PIG. S—SIX-BENCH CALIFORNIA CAR. rhese gates completely close one side ol the car mak-ing entrances on thai side practically out of the question. Cur-tains, steps and other details arc the same as in the rasl described car. The Brill company lias built a number of varieties ol the California type, of which Figs, -1 and 5 are two that were buill forthe Pacific coast Fig. 4 is one of a lot that went to carried on double trucks, the body is brought lowenough so that onlj single steps ari needed. There are two longtransverse seats and ii open end one short seat. The roof is of the Brill standard form though the corner post appearslighter than w«,nld be used b) the company at the present a whole the car was a close adherence to the early Californiadesign with the exception i the arrangement of the -eats. The1 car. Fig. 5. was an enlargement of the other. The seat-tpacity of the ■■pen ends was increased so that there weredations for 30 persons. That it was on
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