. The Street railway journal . NEW HAVANA CARS, EXTERIOR the Jackson & Sharp Company for sixty car bodies, and later onfor fifty more, to be delivered at the rate of ten per week. Nearlyall the cars have been shipped, and the balance are now awaitingshipment, or rapidly approaching completion. The interior and exterior views, which are given herewith, willgive a good idea of these cars. They are 20 ft. long in frame, and29 ft. 6 ins. over platforms. The sash in each window is NEW HAVANA CARS, INTERIOR the upper sash being permanent and the lower sash made to drop,thus affording a very
. The Street railway journal . NEW HAVANA CARS, EXTERIOR the Jackson & Sharp Company for sixty car bodies, and later onfor fifty more, to be delivered at the rate of ten per week. Nearlyall the cars have been shipped, and the balance are now awaitingshipment, or rapidly approaching completion. The interior and exterior views, which are given herewith, willgive a good idea of these cars. They are 20 ft. long in frame, and29 ft. 6 ins. over platforms. The sash in each window is NEW HAVANA CARS, INTERIOR the upper sash being permanent and the lower sash made to drop,thus affording a very large opening. The interior is finished incherry in neat design. The seats are of the Walkover type,covered in rattan, and are arranged eight on each side, thus giv-ing a seating capacity of thirty-two passengers. Open platformsare used, fitted with the Wood gates. The under frame of the car,as well as all platform timber, is made of yellow pine, and thebracing is done in the most substantial manner. The exterior ispainted with English vermillion and cream decorated in gold,making a very showy and handsome appearance. When the cars are completed the platforms, dashers andcanopies are taken off and placed inside, and the car is thenboxed whole, and shipped by steamer to Havana. As the boxesare so large they have to be carried on the deck of the steamer,and ten cars are all the largest ones can take, even by greatlycrowding the deck space. The Jackson & Sharp Company ex-pec
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