. The Street railway journal . es strength and enables the panelto be readily removed for inspection and repairs. With thegrooveless post system each pair of sashes is joined togetherwith brass tongue-and-groove sliding connections and con-ducted into a pocket in the side roof by means of small metalroller brackets moving on bow-shaped steel guides which ex- tend from top plate to lower ventilator rail and are within thepocket. The panels slide into the pockets by means of metalguides on the posts, which are straddled by the projectingedges of the two sheets of thin steel which compose the pan
. The Street railway journal . es strength and enables the panelto be readily removed for inspection and repairs. With thegrooveless post system each pair of sashes is joined togetherwith brass tongue-and-groove sliding connections and con-ducted into a pocket in the side roof by means of small metalroller brackets moving on bow-shaped steel guides which ex- tend from top plate to lower ventilator rail and are within thepocket. The panels slide into the pockets by means of metalguides on the posts, which are straddled by the projectingedges of the two sheets of thin steel which compose the metal sheets are held S/% in. apart by horizontal woodenslats, and have spaces between which successfully air-jacketthe car against cold. The car illustrated is mounted on theNo. 21-E single truck, which carries the car body 2 ins. lowerthan any other single truck. Brackets connect the back of theseats with the posts, thus forming convenient handles, whichencourage passengers to face in the right direction when leav-. SUSOUEHANNA TRACTION COMPANYS CAR, CLOSED ing the car. Twenty-eight passengers may be comfortablyseated, the seats being of spring cane. Ash in natural colorand decorated birch ceilings constitute the interior finish. Thevestibule sashes are composed of single lights and are arrangedto drop into pockets. The general dimensions are as follows: Length over theend panels. 20 ft. 7 ins., and over the crown pieces and vesti-bules, 30 ft.; panel over the crown piece and the vestibule, 4 ins.; width over the sills and the panels, 7 ft. 2*4 ins.;width over the posts at the belt, 8 ft.; sweep of the posts, 5 side sills are 5^4 his. x 7 ins., reinforced with ^y-m. x5-in. x fjj-in. Z-bars, and the end sills are 4J4 ins. x 6 ins. Thethickness of the corner posts is 3^ ins., and of the side posts,3% ins. The No. 21-E trucks have a wheel base of 7 ft. and33-in. wheels. ♦♦♦ ■ DURKIN CONTROLLER HANDLE In the description of this device which was p
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