. Electric railway journal . insulated withpressed cork board. The roof carlines are i-in. x 2-in. soft steel, to whichis applied suitable furring for nailing the f-in. poplarroof, which is covered with No. 8 canvas duck. Thesash and doors are made of quarter sawed oak and thefloors of hard maple, with the exception of the toiletroom, which is covered with Mastic flooring. The frontand rear window sash and lower side sash are glazedwith iVin. plate glass. The upper Gothic sash areglazed with Imperial prismatic glass of special are the Brill 27-MCB-3X type with 5-in. x
. Electric railway journal . insulated withpressed cork board. The roof carlines are i-in. x 2-in. soft steel, to whichis applied suitable furring for nailing the f-in. poplarroof, which is covered with No. 8 canvas duck. Thesash and doors are made of quarter sawed oak and thefloors of hard maple, with the exception of the toiletroom, which is covered with Mastic flooring. The frontand rear window sash and lower side sash are glazedwith iVin. plate glass. The upper Gothic sash areglazed with Imperial prismatic glass of special are the Brill 27-MCB-3X type with 5-in. x , 6-in. axle bearings, forged side frames and37-in. rolled steel wheels. The enamel system was used in painting and the carsare finished in Pullman green body color with whiteenameled ceiling. The interior finish of the car isdark oak. The signal system, supplied by the OhioBrass Company, is arranged automatically to cut inthe storage battery lights upon any failure of linevoltage. The accumulator is arranged for constant. Exterior of Texas Electric Railway Cars 248 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 58, No. 7 recharge at 600 volts when the car is operating oneither 600 or 1,200 volts. The seats, supplied byHeywood Brothers & Wakefield, are upholstered inFabrikoid and built to the railway companys specifica-tions. The trap doors and sash fixtures were furnishedby the O. M. Edwards Company, couplers and trolleycatchers by the Ohio Brass Company and the heaterequipment by the Holden & White principal dimensions of these cars are: Length over bumpers 55 ft. 11 in. Length over vestibule sheeting 53 ft. II in. Width over side sheets 9 ft. Length of smoking compartment 17 ft. bin. Length of main compartment 21 ft. Seating capacity, main compartment 38 Seating capacity, smoking Compartment 22 Weight, completely equipped 86,600 lb. Titanium-Treated Rails Service Tests of Titanium-Treated Rails Extending OverSix Years Confirm Earlier Test Results—Thirty-sevenFailures per 100
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