. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1.—IHE HOIST TRAVERSING A CURVE machinery or in transferring materials from one building toanother. J. Van Vleck and W. C. Phelps, of the Interborough Com-pany, assisted by R. A. Byrns, of the New York office of theNorthern Engineering Works, are responsible for the generaldesign and the layout. The entire system was manufacturedand installed by the Northern Engmeering Works. ♦♦♦ CLOSED CARS FOR WASHINGTON, D. C. The Capital Traction Company has recently placed in opera-tion twenty-tliree closed cars built by the J. G. Brill traction company ope
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 1.—IHE HOIST TRAVERSING A CURVE machinery or in transferring materials from one building toanother. J. Van Vleck and W. C. Phelps, of the Interborough Com-pany, assisted by R. A. Byrns, of the New York office of theNorthern Engineering Works, are responsible for the generaldesign and the layout. The entire system was manufacturedand installed by the Northern Engmeering Works. ♦♦♦ CLOSED CARS FOR WASHINGTON, D. C. The Capital Traction Company has recently placed in opera-tion twenty-tliree closed cars built by the J. G. Brill traction company operates about 625 cars, with 40 milesof trackage, and owns the attractive amusement resort knownas Chevy Chase Park. The companys lines touch all the vari-ous points of interest in and about Washington. The new cars are 17 ft. 8 ins. over the corner posts and 7 ins. wide. Inlaid mahogany with floral designs and decorated. ONE OF THE LATEST CLOSED CARS FOR THE CAPITAL TKAC-TKJN COMPANY birch ceilings constitute the interior finish. The seats are 18ins. wide and are upholstered in hair and covered with plushof old gold. For summer use, seats are provided with slatbottoms and backs. The furnishings include Brill angle-ironl)umpers, Dedenda gongs, sand boxes and folding gates. The general dimensions of the cars are: Length of the carbody over crown piece, 24 ft. 6 ins.; widtii of tlie car body over 752 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXV. No. i6. the sills, 6 ft. 2 ins.; length of the platform, 3 ft. 5 ins.; heightof the car body from the floor to the top of the roof, 8 ft. i in.;height of the door in clear, 6 ft. 3^ ins.; side ITlls, 41^ ins. x6}i ins.; intermediate corners, 2^ ins. x 4^ ins.; crown pieces,3I/2 ins. X 10 ins.; corner posts, ins. thick, and thickness ofthe side posts, ins. NEW JOURNAL BEARING ELECTRIC-DRIVEN AIR COMPRESSORS It is pointed out by many practical railway men that the wickor pad
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