. The street railway review . nd at such frequentintervals as to win great popularity. amply lighted, is pro\ided with drop curtains in case of asudden shower and comfortably seats twenty-nine persons. Easy steps extend along both sides, like the footboardof an open car, and the two steps on the rear platformafford ample accommodations for entry or exit. The Russell Street Carette Co. are pushing to thefront and already operate in many of the large the Western cities who have adopted this systemrecently are Milwaukee and Saginaw. In the city of Washington where a line of Carettes
. The street railway review . nd at such frequentintervals as to win great popularity. amply lighted, is pro\ided with drop curtains in case of asudden shower and comfortably seats twenty-nine persons. Easy steps extend along both sides, like the footboardof an open car, and the two steps on the rear platformafford ample accommodations for entry or exit. The Russell Street Carette Co. are pushing to thefront and already operate in many of the large the Western cities who have adopted this systemrecently are Milwaukee and Saginaw. In the city of Washington where a line of Carettes hasjust been put on, they are meeting with great favor andpromise to supplant the old herdic system; with the mag-nificent smooth streets in that metropolis, the Carettesglide along as smoothly as any carriage, and the outlookis ^-ery promising. The company there has organized under the name ofthe Peoples Carette Co., and the plan has been to placethe stock in small amounts among as large a number ofshare holders as During the past few months the compan\, of which W. Brickwood is manager, has had in contemplation anovelty for summer travel. While the original carette, bvlowering the windows, could be made cool and airy, still,in summer, people, riding more, desire easier access. Tomeet this demand the open carette has been designed and afull complement are building to operate in Chicago witlithe advent of warm weather. The body can be carried onthe same running gear if so desired, and, as shown by theillustration, is as accessible as an open car and in many re-spects more so. Plenty of room is provided, so that onepassenger does not crowd another in getting in or each end the occupants sit facing across the there are in the center three rows of cross seats asin a steam car, while a main center aisle extends theentire length, through which the conductor passes for col-lections and without going outside as on open cars,thereby keeping him within e
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