. The Street railway journal . r water-drip rails, 8 ft. 2^/2ins.; width over side sills, 8 ft.; height from under side of sillto top of trolley board, 8 ft. 11 ins.; height from floor to underside of upper deck headlining, 7 ft. 9% ins.; truck centers,20 ft. Probably the most noteworthy feature of the bottom framing FIG. 3.—INTERIOR VIEW OF CAR vex panel of the ordinary type of closed car. With theseframes removed, the side of the car is completely open fromthe letter board to within 12 ins. of the floor. A short description of the car was given in the issue ofMarch 11, 1905, of the Street Ra
. The Street railway journal . r water-drip rails, 8 ft. 2^/2ins.; width over side sills, 8 ft.; height from under side of sillto top of trolley board, 8 ft. 11 ins.; height from floor to underside of upper deck headlining, 7 ft. 9% ins.; truck centers,20 ft. Probably the most noteworthy feature of the bottom framing FIG. 3.—INTERIOR VIEW OF CAR vex panel of the ordinary type of closed car. With theseframes removed, the side of the car is completely open fromthe letter board to within 12 ins. of the floor. A short description of the car was given in the issue ofMarch 11, 1905, of the Street Railway Journal, at whichtime the first order for 200 was sent in. The cars received inthe early part of the summer have been in operation duringthe past few months, and their adaptability to the service hasbeen such that the company has just given a duplicate orderfor 150 additional cars. It is expected that in time this typewill entirely supersede the ordinary side-entrance summer caron all the surface tracks of the FIG. 4.—NEAR VIEW OF SIDE OF CAR, SHOWING RETAINERCASTINGS AND SASH is the use of a steel plate, which is bolted to the outside of theside sill and extends around the corners of the car to the doorposts at each end. The plate, which measures }i in. x 17 ins.,serves several purposes. In the first place, it ties the bottomframing firmly together and secures the side posts, to which itis bolted, to the side sill. Again, it trusses up the car body. November 18, 1905.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 907 This latter is its chief purpose, and no other truss, either in-side or under the car, is provided. Five cross sills, the bolstersand diagonal braces at the middle and across the corners ofthe framing, together with the strengthening effect of thedouble floor, insure the bottom framing against weakness atany point. The platform drops gl/% ins., and is supported en- them with the car number and the position to which they arefitted, so that they can be put back in th
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