. The Street railway journal . lls, and8 ft. 4 ins. over siding, which gives a 33-in. seat each side, and a22]A-\x\. aisle. The underframes are especially strong. The twooutside sills are of yellow pine 4^/2 ins. x 7Y2 ins., and plated with^ in. X yYi-m. steel plates, with an additional sill of 2^2 ins. x sYains. bolted through the iron plates and outside sill. The twocenter sills are 4 ins. x 5^ ins. yellow pine, running from bumper DSOME LONG CAR FOR RICHMOND, VA. carvings and fluted pilasters between each window. The car isdivided between the fourth and fifth window by a cross bulkhead,givi
. The Street railway journal . lls, and8 ft. 4 ins. over siding, which gives a 33-in. seat each side, and a22]A-\x\. aisle. The underframes are especially strong. The twooutside sills are of yellow pine 4^/2 ins. x 7Y2 ins., and plated with^ in. X yYi-m. steel plates, with an additional sill of 2^2 ins. x sYains. bolted through the iron plates and outside sill. The twocenter sills are 4 ins. x 5^ ins. yellow pine, running from bumper DSOME LONG CAR FOR RICHMOND, VA. carvings and fluted pilasters between each window. The car isdivided between the fourth and fifth window by a cross bulkhead,giving a large and roomy smoking compartment, seating sixteenpersons. The seating capacity in the passenger room is thirty-two, making forty-eight in all. The seats are of the WheelerWalkover pattern, made by the Heywood Brothers and WakefieldCompany, fitted with bronze grab handles on the corners. Underevery other seat is placed an electric heater, supplied by the Con-solidated Car Heating Company, thus insuring a well heated car. INTERIOR OF RICHMOND CAR even in the coldest weather. The cars are also provided withProvidence fenders, made by the Consolidated Car Fender Corn-pany, registers with rod-ringing device, trolley catchers andChristensen air brakes. The trucks are of the steam railwaypattern, as will be noticed from the engravings, and they vverealso made, as stated above, by the American Car & FoundryCompany, at its Jackson & Sharp Works. Four 30-hp Westing-house motors are used, one on each axle, which are 4^ The combination cars are of the same general style as tl]e December 7, igoi.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 849 passenger cars, with the space which is used for smokers madeinto a baggage compartment. The work car is 30 ft. in frame,40 ft. over all, and is fitted with M. C. B. couplers and mountedon extra heavy trucks of the same make as the passenger cartrucks. These cars are fitted with four so-hp Westinghousemotors, Christensen air brakes, etc. The entire
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