. The Street railway journal . to its equipment, builtby the American Car Company, of St. Louis. The systemoperated by this company is one of the most extensive on thecoast, having 129 miles of lines and running 138 cars. A pic-turesque country is traversed, attracting a large number oftourists and those who ride for pleasure from Los Angeles andother places along the route. The cars are strongly built forthe fast schedules that are maintained and for the heavy loadsthat are carried all the year. The side sills are 4-in. x yellow pine, plated on the outside with Yz-in. x
. The Street railway journal . to its equipment, builtby the American Car Company, of St. Louis. The systemoperated by this company is one of the most extensive on thecoast, having 129 miles of lines and running 138 cars. A pic-turesque country is traversed, attracting a large number oftourists and those who ride for pleasure from Los Angeles andother places along the route. The cars are strongly built forthe fast schedules that are maintained and for the heavy loadsthat are carried all the year. The side sills are 4-in. x yellow pine, plated on the outside with Yz-in. x Bracketed to the steel sill plates are straight posts forthe open portion, 2^ ins. thick, which, with the vestibule posts,make an excellent support for the roof at this end. The cornerposts of the closed compartment are double, 8 ins. wide, andthe side posts 2)4 ins. and 3^ ins. It will be noticed that thecentral windows are double size, giving a pleasing appearanceboth from without and within. These windows are 4 ft. 8^8. INTERIOR OF COMBINATION CAR Irvicks are .Vnierican Car Companys special trucks for tiiiscompany. Wheel base, 5 ft. 4 ins.; 30-in. wheels; weight of acar body and trucks, 21,000 lbs. ■ H. H. Clough, vice-president and general manager of theRockford, Beloit & Janesville Railroad Company, reports thaton June 4, the occasion of the Woodmans picnic at Janesville,this road carried 8196 jicople with eight cars, making 26g8miles. The earnings were $2,, or $ 1^ ^^^running on time all day. 942 STREET RAILAVAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXI. No. 26. TURRET-FORM MULTIPLE TRAIN CONTROL Thf new Westinghouse multiple train control, whicli wasfirst described in the Street Railway Journai, of May 16, isshown in its latest development in the accompanying illus-tration. Within one compact structure of turret form arc ar-
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