. Electric railway review . eron the rear end is placed flush with the bumper, leaving nospace for passengers to stand outside the dasher. The rear|)latform also has the usual division rail to prevent crowdingat the entrance to the car. The window spaces have twosashes, the upper ones being stationary, while the lower onesdrop into pockets with a hinged dust cap to cover the front door, by which may enter or leave, asthey desire, is placed to the right of the car. Another doorat right angles to the entrance door forms a compartmentfor the motornian. The rear doors are o
. Electric railway review . eron the rear end is placed flush with the bumper, leaving nospace for passengers to stand outside the dasher. The rear|)latform also has the usual division rail to prevent crowdingat the entrance to the car. The window spaces have twosashes, the upper ones being stationary, while the lower onesdrop into pockets with a hinged dust cap to cover the front door, by which may enter or leave, asthey desire, is placed to the right of the car. Another doorat right angles to the entrance door forms a compartmentfor the motornian. The rear doors are of the mutually oper-ated typo. The cars are e(iuipped with the following: Brill No. 27-PE-l trucks. Westinghouse single-end quad-ruple equipment No. 92-A motors and K-6 controllers, Na-tional Brake & Electric Company schedule O. A-1 com-liressors. with S-inch brake cylinders, governors set to cut in atHO pounds and out at 70 pounds. International double tareregisters. Peacock brakes, with cast-iron freight car type hand. Exterior of New Closed Car for Cincinnati Traction Company. quick transit with a minimum of power consumption, which de-manded a strong but light car. The side sills are of heart long-leaf yellow pine. 3% by 7%inches; the end sills, cross joists and diagonal members ofwhite oak. measuring .5% by 7%. 2% by 6 and 1% by 4 inches,respectively. The cross members are reinforced with ,^ plates and the side sills with 20 by % inch steel platesin one piece, which extend around the corner posts to the doorposts. These plates are bolted to the side sills wMth %-inchfinished oval head bolts. The side posfs are also bolted tothese plates, which thus form the lower panel, making a verylight and rigid construction and proof against damage bywagon tongues, hubs and wheels. The convex panels areformed of No. 16 gauge steel in three sections, the centersection covering the space of four windows, and the end sec-tions covering the space of three windows each. The roof
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