. The street railway review . herwise have. A second track 170 ft. long with its center line 10 in. from thecenter of the main track, has been laid in front of the building,and from this oflf-set track the barn tracks branch. The specialwork required was furnished by the Falk Co., of Milwaukee. The five rolling doors, each 25 ft. wide, for the front will befurnished by the Kinnear Manufacturing Co., of Columbus, O. SECOND CLASS FUNERAL CAR. The popularity of funeral cars in Mexico and the attention whichis being paid to funeral cars in this country show that the subjectis one that deserves the
. The street railway review . herwise have. A second track 170 ft. long with its center line 10 in. from thecenter of the main track, has been laid in front of the building,and from this oflf-set track the barn tracks branch. The specialwork required was furnished by the Falk Co., of Milwaukee. The five rolling doors, each 25 ft. wide, for the front will befurnished by the Kinnear Manufacturing Co., of Columbus, O. SECOND CLASS FUNERAL CAR. The popularity of funeral cars in Mexico and the attention whichis being paid to funeral cars in this country show that the subjectis one that deserves the attention of street railway managers. Thecar illustrated is one of 14 shipped within the present month toone of the Mexican railways from the works of the J. G. Brill Co. It is 13 ft. long by 8 ft. 2 in. wide and is mounted on a No. 21E truck with a 6 ft. 6 in. wheel base. The road is standard cars are fitted with two G. E. 1000 motors so that they couldhaul a considerable number of trailers if necessary. The weight. MEXICAN FUNEKAI. CAR J. G. CO. of the car without the motors is 7,860 lb. Radial draw bars arcused with angle iron buffers. The step is placed at each corner ofthe car. The roof is supported by four stout corner posts whichare strengthened by wrought iron corner braces. The decorationsfor the car consist of black curtains, draperies, etc., which arefurnished and put on by the company. There are also crucifixesand other religious decorations. These cars take the place of thehearse in American cities and as the company furnishes transporta-tion for the mourners as well as for the coffin, the revenue de-rived from this source is a large one. Pickpockets are working the Chicago street cars and have hadconsiderable success. Nov. 15, lyoo. ] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 641 AMERICAN STREET RAILWAYASSOCIATION. The igth Annual Convention Held at Kansas CityOctober 16-19, 1900 Nearly 800 Persons Regis-tered the First Two Days 100 Ladies in At-tendance— New Yor
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