Canadian transportation & distribution management . ovefor propelling power, there are 8 addi-tional cells for lighting purposes. Thecar is mounted on 4-wheel trucks of spe-cial design, the journals operating inXrictionless bearings; the wheels are 33in. diameter, the axles in each truck be-ing 5V& ft. c. to c. The car is equipped with a small mo-tor driven air compressor, and and automatic air , wheels, axles and all inter-changeable parts conform to designs. An ampere hour meteris used to ensure the proper charging ofthe batteries. The car has been
Canadian transportation & distribution management . ovefor propelling power, there are 8 addi-tional cells for lighting purposes. Thecar is mounted on 4-wheel trucks of spe-cial design, the journals operating inXrictionless bearings; the wheels are 33in. diameter, the axles in each truck be-ing 5V& ft. c. to c. The car is equipped with a small mo-tor driven air compressor, and and automatic air , wheels, axles and all inter-changeable parts conform to designs. An ampere hour meteris used to ensure the proper charging ofthe batteries. The car has been furnishedto the for test purposes by Rail-way Storage Battery Car Co., New York, The car body and trucks were builtin Philadelphia, and the motors and elec-trical control equipment are GeneralElectric Co. product. Previous tests of similar cars areclaimed to have resulted in an averagecurrent consumption of 2% kilowatts acar mile, measured on the basis of in-put at the charging station, and at ademonstration of a car of this type in. U--?t-» Bnt)il«tilmi Spt -a Brass Post Cos Floor Plan and Elevations, Electric Storage Battery Passenger Car. ing 3/32 in. thick. The car has a 3V2 xV2 in. belt rail, and pressed steel windowsills, letter board, carlines, etc. The roofis of composite construction, roof boardsbeing % in. thick. The front and sidewindow arrangement is clearly shown inthe illustration. The interior of the car is divided intothree compartments; the main one con-tains 17 double seats, reversible, 3 1/3ft. wide, arranged transversely alongboth sides of the aisle, which is 22% Seating is thus provided for 34 equipment, such as is used in street rail-way cars in many cities, the heated airfrom a small coal stove being forcedthrough ducts by a small motor drivenfan. The car roof is equipped with 6ventilators; the lights in the car are sus-pended from the ceiling in two longitu-dinal rows, while each end of the car isequipped with a golden glow concentr
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