. The street railway review . in the pastfew years. The new car that has just been acquired by the railwaycompany is of the closed type, the upper sash being stationary BRILL CAR FOR CHARLOTTE, N. C. width over posts at belt, 8 ft. 2 in.; sweep of posts, 5 in.; centersof posts, 2 ft. s in.; size of side sills, 3^2 x $H in.; size of endsills, y/2 x 6% in.; thickness of corner posts, 3% in.; thickness ofside posts, i.)4 in. The inside finish of the car is natural cherrywith bronze trimmings; ceiling of decorated birch; Brill seats ofspring cane; corner grab handles, and track scrapers at each en
. The street railway review . in the pastfew years. The new car that has just been acquired by the railwaycompany is of the closed type, the upper sash being stationary BRILL CAR FOR CHARLOTTE, N. C. width over posts at belt, 8 ft. 2 in.; sweep of posts, 5 in.; centersof posts, 2 ft. s in.; size of side sills, 3^2 x $H in.; size of endsills, y/2 x 6% in.; thickness of corner posts, 3% in.; thickness ofside posts, i.)4 in. The inside finish of the car is natural cherrywith bronze trimmings; ceiling of decorated birch; Brill seats ofspring cane; corner grab handles, and track scrapers at each endof the car. An Interesting Special Work Layout. The accompanying illustration presents a view of a car barnlayout of the tongue-switch type manufactured by the Indianap-olis Switch & Frog Co., Springfield, O. This type of specialwork is known as built-up construction. All parts are made ofsteel T-rail which are securely bolted together and filled in, form-ing a particularly rigid type of construction, adapted for use in. A CAR BARN LAYOUT OF BUILT-UP CONSTRUCTION. exposed work about car barns and in terminal yards. This built-up work is also used for passing switches and turnouts. The tongue switches are constructed in a very durable manner,being guarded with a full section of rail which is also extendedfor a distance of eight feet beyond the switch point. This givesa strongly guarded tongue switch which is without extra mates are constructed with a solid steel floor and are madeextra heavy throughout. The switch tongues are manufactured ofa high grade of hammered open-hearth steel and when used inconnection wth passing switches or turnouts, are provided withan automatic throwing device. STREET RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. XVI MAY 15, 1906 No. 5 The Conestoga Traction Co., Lancaster, Pa. Being a Description of the Methods of Operation, Fare Collection, Recent Improvements and Extensions. Operation by the Limit System. BY C. E. TITZEL, SUPERINTENDENT. The method of car operat
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