. The Street railway journal . URLINGTON COUNTY TRACTIONCOMPANY The J. G. Brill Company, of Philadelphia, has recently com-pleted five semi-convertible cars for the Burlington CountyTraction Company, of Burlington, N. J., of a type similar tothose furnished by the Brill Company to the PhiladelphiaTraction Company. The window sashes are removable, andwhen in position are held securely by locks which are operatedby a key. The curtains are of waterproof material and theedges extend into the grooves, so that there is protection fromrain and wind when the windows are removed. This methoddoes away w
. The Street railway journal . URLINGTON COUNTY TRACTIONCOMPANY The J. G. Brill Company, of Philadelphia, has recently com-pleted five semi-convertible cars for the Burlington CountyTraction Company, of Burlington, N. J., of a type similar tothose furnished by the Brill Company to the PhiladelphiaTraction Company. The window sashes are removable, andwhen in position are held securely by locks which are operatedby a key. The curtains are of waterproof material and theedges extend into the grooves, so that there is protection fromrain and wind when the windows are removed. This methoddoes away with wall window pockets, and by placing the endsof the seats close to the side lining between the posts, affordsmore aisle space. The cars have smoking compartments, whichwill seat eight passengers; the length of the compartment is 6ft. 6 ins. The partition between the compartments is of glass,with single sliding door. Spring cane walk-over seats have 33ins. of seating space, and the total seating capacity of the carsis NEW BURLINGTON CARS a fuse block is substituted, possessing the same qualities of easyaccessibility, renewal and freedom from danger, such as isshown in the accompanying illustration. When open the con-tacts on which the fuse is cut out of the circuit, making it safeto replace the fuse while the line is alive. A straight piece otcopper wire is used as a fuse and is secured in place andclamped in the contacts I)y the act of closing the block. When The cars are very stanchly built, having 4-in. x jY^-xw. whiteoak side sills, plated with y%-m. x 12-in. steel. These wide steelplates extend up the base of the posts, and aid materially instrengthening them. The end sills are also of white oak, 5J4ins. X 6^ ins., and the cross joists 3J2 ins. x 7^ ins. Thethickness of the corner posts is 3^ ins., and that of the sideposts 354 ins. The sweep of the posts is i-)4 ius. The outside STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXL No. 7. knees of the platforms are plated the full
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