. The Street railway journal . ccesstype, 46 ft. 7J4 ins. long over platforms, 8 ft. 7 ins. wide over the sheathing and 9 ft. 5 ins. high from the bottom of tliesill to the top of the roof. The middleside doors are 3 ft. 4 ins. wide and theend side doors are ^t, ins. wide. Theseating capacity is forty-eight passen-gers. The approximate weight of each carbody is 26,000 lbs. The underframes arebuilt entirely of steel, with side sills ofspecial design. The center sills are builtof 9-in. channels and the end sills are ofsteel. Each end of each car is providedwith anti-telescoping plates on the top
. The Street railway journal . ccesstype, 46 ft. 7J4 ins. long over platforms, 8 ft. 7 ins. wide over the sheathing and 9 ft. 5 ins. high from the bottom of tliesill to the top of the roof. The middleside doors are 3 ft. 4 ins. wide and theend side doors are ^t, ins. wide. Theseating capacity is forty-eight passen-gers. The approximate weight of each carbody is 26,000 lbs. The underframes arebuilt entirely of steel, with side sills ofspecial design. The center sills are builtof 9-in. channels and the end sills are ofsteel. Each end of each car is providedwith anti-telescoping plates on the topand bottom of the platform ihe posts are of steel and the doublepost section is made of Ts, while cornerand door posts are made of special shapesof pressed steel. A place is provided in the window posts in the rear end and side door* pocketsto receive an air cylinder for the operation of sidedoors. The window sills are made of steel of special shapes, andthe bracings and panelings of the double posts are of INTERIOR VIEW OF BOSTON ELEVATED CAR There are eight copper gutters, one at each end over the hood,one over each side door and one over each side of each endplatform, strengthened by a steel wire running the full lengthof the top of the gutter. Vestibules are constructed in thesame manner as the car body, all uprights and cross material
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