. Electric railway journal . of congested traffic, the service involving a run of about10 miles without stop to a point where more than 60per cent of the passengers are discharged. The carsare run in trains varying in length from two to six cars,the composition of each train varying from all motorcars to half motor cars and half trailers. An all-steel, arch-roof design was adopted in accord-ance with the general tendency toward these featuresdisplayed in modern car construction, and the bodies, Length over all 49 ft. 8 in. Length over dash 48 ft. 8 in. Length over body 38 ft. 8 in. Extreme wid
. Electric railway journal . of congested traffic, the service involving a run of about10 miles without stop to a point where more than 60per cent of the passengers are discharged. The carsare run in trains varying in length from two to six cars,the composition of each train varying from all motorcars to half motor cars and half trailers. An all-steel, arch-roof design was adopted in accord-ance with the general tendency toward these featuresdisplayed in modern car construction, and the bodies, Length over all 49 ft. 8 in. Length over dash 48 ft. 8 in. Length over body 38 ft. 8 in. Extreme width at belt rail 8 ft. 5 in. Height from rail to trolley boards 12 ft. 1% in. Height from rail to first step 16 y2 in. Height from first step to platform 14 in. Height from platform to car floor 11 in. Height of coupler center from rail 20 in. Post centers 32 in. Width of entrance door opening 38% in. Truck centers 26 ft. 8 in. Width of seats 38 in. Width of aisle 21 in. Seating capacity 56 Weight ready for service 54,000 INTERIOR VIEW OF INTERURBAN CAR WITHOUT BULKHEADS which were built by the Cincinnati Car Company, possessseveral novelties in detail in addition to those alreadyoutlined. The general dimensions are as shown in theaccompanying table. Inside of the car body all panels are insulated withcork covered with linoleum. Front and rear dashes havecork insulation only, with interior paneling of steel toform window pockets. The roof is steel riveted to theone piece T-iron carlines which also form the side surface which is finished white forms the insidefinish of the car. The outside of the steel roof is insu-lated with 1-in. cork, covered with 6-ounce duck. Twothicknesses of 13/16-in. yellow pine, covered with ^ linoleum make up the floor. A Peter Smith forced-ventilation hot-air heater,which has a cold air intake arranged so as to take air
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