. The Street railway journal . Steam Railroad Lines.——-— Street Railway Lilies for Passenger X Street with both Freight & Passenger FranchisII II I! II II Freight ami Passenger Tracks on Private Right of Army Post Transfer to Street Ry .Journal MAP SHOWING SYSTEM OF DES MOINES CITY RAILWAY. FIG. BOX FREIGHT CAR USED AS TRAILER IN DES MOINES thinks is the most popular with the public of any carthat has been tried, as it caters to the desires of variouspeople. In winter there is a half-open smoking compartment,which is much more satisfactory to smokers an
. The Street railway journal . Steam Railroad Lines.——-— Street Railway Lilies for Passenger X Street with both Freight & Passenger FranchisII II I! II II Freight ami Passenger Tracks on Private Right of Army Post Transfer to Street Ry .Journal MAP SHOWING SYSTEM OF DES MOINES CITY RAILWAY. FIG. BOX FREIGHT CAR USED AS TRAILER IN DES MOINES thinks is the most popular with the public of any carthat has been tried, as it caters to the desires of variouspeople. In winter there is a half-open smoking compartment,which is much more satisfactory to smokers and those whodesire to ride outside than would be a crowded rear plat-form. The ordinary compartment for non-smokers is inno way interfered with. The entrance is not nearly as likelyto be obstructed by standing passengers as is the rear plat-form. By letting the windows down in summer it becomesa pleasant summer car. The absence of a rear platformgives the car a somewhat peculiar appearance to those un-accustomed to it, but this, of course, is no particular ob- July ii, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 56 jection. In fact, on the whole, it is more desirable to have thetrucks near the rear end of the car, with but little over-hang,than it is to have an excessively long rear platform hanging outbeyond the rear truck and putt
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