. The Street railway journal . of rain, when the glass windows are not in inside of the car is fitted with straps for the use of thepassengers obliged to These straps are hung onci oss rods attached to the upper part of the car. The car body is 21 ft. 7 ins. long, inside dimensions, and31 ft. 10 ins. over all. It is 7 ft. 6 ins. wide. The seatingcapacity is forty passengers inside and ten passengers onthe two outside seats, one of which is at each end. Fig. 13is a diagram of the seating arrangement and the doors. November, 1898.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. The advantages claimed
. The Street railway journal . of rain, when the glass windows are not in inside of the car is fitted with straps for the use of thepassengers obliged to These straps are hung onci oss rods attached to the upper part of the car. The car body is 21 ft. 7 ins. long, inside dimensions, and31 ft. 10 ins. over all. It is 7 ft. 6 ins. wide. The seatingcapacity is forty passengers inside and ten passengers onthe two outside seats, one of which is at each end. Fig. 13is a diagram of the seating arrangement and the doors. November, 1898.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. The advantages claimed for this type of convertible carwere clearly pointed out by Mr. Johnson at the meetingof the New York State Street Railway Association at Man-hattan Beach on Sept. 13. Mr. Johnsons remarks made at The Nassau Electric Railroad Company also possesses anovel rail car which was constructed in its own shops alonglines suggested by Mr. Drake. Considerable difficulty hadbeen experienced in distributing 60-ft. rails to outlying dis-. FIG. 11.—VIEW OF CONVERTIBLE CAR SHOWING DOORS CLOSED that time will be found in the Street Railway Journalfor October, 1898. For summer use the car is the same asthe regular open type, but for winter use it will seat fifty tricts, and in order to facilitate the work of carrying theselong rads an ordinary fiat car was obtained and remodeledto suit the conditions. The platform of the car is about 40
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