. Electric railway review . Ft. Dodge Des Moines & Southern Cars—Exterior- receiving from the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company, Niles,O., 10 large interurban cars. A good general idea of the carscan be had from the accompanying halftone engraving and thezinc etching made from line drawings showing the floorplan and elevations. These cars are 53 feet 3% inches longover all and 43 feet 6Vi inches over end i)lates. The extremewidth over all is 9 feet 10 inches. The height from rail to four 75-horsepower Westinghouse motors and A. M. T. sched-ule air brakes. The secret service of the Philadelphia
. Electric railway review . Ft. Dodge Des Moines & Southern Cars—Exterior- receiving from the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company, Niles,O., 10 large interurban cars. A good general idea of the carscan be had from the accompanying halftone engraving and thezinc etching made from line drawings showing the floorplan and elevations. These cars are 53 feet 3% inches longover all and 43 feet 6Vi inches over end i)lates. The extremewidth over all is 9 feet 10 inches. The height from rail to four 75-horsepower Westinghouse motors and A. M. T. sched-ule air brakes. The secret service of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com-pany recently discovered a flourishing traffic in transfers beingconducted by two conductors, stationed on street corners togive out transfers, and a newsboy. The conductors disposed of iicu^l Izjijt3=t^l l^cDlbn^. Ft. Dodge Des Moines & Southern Cars—Floor Plan, Elevation and Section. trolley board is 13 feet 1% inches. The cars are divided intomain, smoking and baggage compartments. The windows arePullman type and the finish is mahogany throughout. Theceilings are of the semi-empire type, painted green, with golddecorations. The seats are Heywood Brothers & WakefieldCompanys No. 54 S. G. F., upholstered in leather in the mainpassenger compartment and rattan in the smoking compart- large numbers of transfers to the boy, who in turn distributedthem among other boys, storekeepers and saloonkeepers. Itis reported that free transfers were being given with cigars,drinks, neswpapers and even with loaves of bread sold at thebakeries. The offenders are being prosecuted and the com-pany will make every effort to put a stop to such practicesin the future. Chicago: 160 Harrison Street PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY THE WILSON COMPANY, CHICAGO Bntered at the PostoflBce, Chicago. 111., as Second-clas
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