. Scientific American Volume 91 Number 09 (August 1904). ceable mainly on the interior. In-stead of an aisle on each side, there is only onethrough the center, as in the ordinary coach. This isprobably an improvement so far as affording morespace for seats is concerned, but the plan undoubtedlydetracts from the real object of the side doors—that is,of allowing the cars to be the most quickly filled andemptied. Another difference is that the Wabashscoaches have only four doors on each side, or eight inall, while those used by the Illinois Central had tento the side, or a total of twenty. This i
. Scientific American Volume 91 Number 09 (August 1904). ceable mainly on the interior. In-stead of an aisle on each side, there is only onethrough the center, as in the ordinary coach. This isprobably an improvement so far as affording morespace for seats is concerned, but the plan undoubtedlydetracts from the real object of the side doors—that is,of allowing the cars to be the most quickly filled andemptied. Another difference is that the Wabashscoaches have only four doors on each side, or eight inall, while those used by the Illinois Central had tento the side, or a total of twenty. This is also a featurein which the Illinois Central surpassed in the matterof constructing a coach so as to be more quickly filledand emptied. Nevertheless, the time which is requiredfor filling or emptying a Wabash coach of passengersis remarkably short as compared with the ordinarilyconstructed car. The length of the Wabash coach is 50 feet and itsseating capacity 92. Straps, however, are provided forstanding passengers, as in a street car, and if neces-. Interior of the Side-Door Car. View snowing Side Doors and the Lever by Which They Are Opened, SIDE-DOOR COACHES FOR WORLDS FAIR SERVICE, 142 Scientific American August 27, 1904, sary one can be made to accommodate as many as 120persons. The doors are so arranged that all are openedtogether by one move of a lever, but are closed sepa-rately. The platforms at the stations being, level withthe floor of the coach, no steps are necessary, and con-sequently much time is saved in this way. These carshave been especially constructed .for Worlds Fair ser-vice, but I am told it is the intention of th^ companyto convert them into furniture cars as soon as theExposition closes. On this account the springs firstput under the coaches were made too strong, and thetemporary abandonment of the use of the cars for afew days has therefore been made necessary in orderto remove a couple of leaves and make them their shuttle-train service
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