. Electric railway journal . Oklahoma Railways Line Car—Tower Is Shown in Its Low-ered Position sions of the car are as follows: Length of car body, 34ft. 9 in.; length over bumpers, 36 ft. 1 in.; height of carbody, 9 ft. 2V2 in.; height from top rail to top of trolleystand, 13 ft.; width over all, 9 ft. V2 in.; total weight,including special equipment, 61,062 lb. The body was constructed of wood reinforced withsteel plates and tie rods and was mounted on St. Louistrucks. It was designed for double-end operation andequipped with K-14 controllers in combination withGE-57 50-hp motors. A single
. Electric railway journal . Oklahoma Railways Line Car—Tower Is Shown in Its Low-ered Position sions of the car are as follows: Length of car body, 34ft. 9 in.; length over bumpers, 36 ft. 1 in.; height of carbody, 9 ft. 2V2 in.; height from top rail to top of trolleystand, 13 ft.; width over all, 9 ft. V2 in.; total weight,including special equipment, 61,062 lb. The body was constructed of wood reinforced withsteel plates and tie rods and was mounted on St. Louistrucks. It was designed for double-end operation andequipped with K-14 controllers in combination withGE-57 50-hp motors. A single side door, with x 6-ft. 9V2-in. clear opening, has been installed at. Oklahoma Railways Line Car—Side View Showing Wood and Steel ReinforcedFrame for the Adjustable Tower the diagonal corners of the car body adjoining the bulk-head, the three windows in each end of the car proxideample natural illumination, and the location of the wideside doors is such as to give maximum wall space andfloor space for shelving and the storage of line mate-rials. Perhaps the most striking feature in the construc-tion of this car is the method of installing the adjust-able tower. The tower and platform are supported on acombination wood and steel reinforced frame set infour steel guides, two attached to each side of the car full width of the platform and pinions are keyed oneach end so they engage in the rack under the adjust-able platform. This platform extension is guided andheld securely in position by angles which are bolted tothe tower-supporting frame, and it is manually shiftedto either side by means of an ordinary 20-in. crank andhandle. The interior of the car
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