. The Street railway journal . cars keptout of service; which is a very considerable factor in expenses ofoperation in large cities, wliere land is usually valuable and rentshigh. It must, then, be obvious that with a car of the convertible type,designed to meet the conditions of traffic as regards seasons (thatis, be operated as a closed car during the winter and as an open Ploor clearance, inside (in length) .27 ft 3^ ins. Floor clearance, inside (in width) . 6 ft. 7 ins. Clear width inside at window sills. 7 ft. 7 ins. Twenty side window openings 30^ ins. x 38^ ins. No great novelty is clai
. The Street railway journal . cars keptout of service; which is a very considerable factor in expenses ofoperation in large cities, wliere land is usually valuable and rentshigh. It must, then, be obvious that with a car of the convertible type,designed to meet the conditions of traffic as regards seasons (thatis, be operated as a closed car during the winter and as an open Ploor clearance, inside (in length) .27 ft 3^ ins. Floor clearance, inside (in width) . 6 ft. 7 ins. Clear width inside at window sills. 7 ft. 7 ins. Twenty side window openings 30^ ins. x 38^ ins. No great novelty is claimed for the design of the car or framingof car body, but several features are introduced which we trustwill meet approval. The window sashes are removable, being held in position by threeset screws passing through each side and tapping into bosses caston metal strips in position on the outside face of the posts, and achange from closed to open car, by removal of sash, may be effected October 12, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY > SECTIONS AND PLANS OF NEW TYPE OF CAR 533 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XVIIL No. 15. in about forty minutes. At the window openings grooves are cutdiagonally from top to bottom on the sides of the posts to takecable curtain fixtures, so that when the sash are removed andthe curtains are drawn down they incline outward, forming a satis-
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