. The Street railway journal . d inside thisadditional cab, thus giving more seating capacity in the car itself. It is Mr. Massons intention to carry on the tests astime and occasion permit until speeds up to 90 m. p. h. arereached. CAR HOUSES The Pacific Electric Railway Company operates its inter-urban cars from large car houses in Los Angeles and Pasadena,and its Los Angeles city lines from a car house in that small barn is also provided at Long Beach. The main carhouse is located on one corner of a 30-acre tract that is used forthe companys yards and shops at Seventh Street and Cent
. The Street railway journal . d inside thisadditional cab, thus giving more seating capacity in the car itself. It is Mr. Massons intention to carry on the tests astime and occasion permit until speeds up to 90 m. p. h. arereached. CAR HOUSES The Pacific Electric Railway Company operates its inter-urban cars from large car houses in Los Angeles and Pasadena,and its Los Angeles city lines from a car house in that small barn is also provided at Long Beach. The main carhouse is located on one corner of a 30-acre tract that is used forthe companys yards and shops at Seventh Street and CentralAvenue, Los Angeles. Fig. 25 is a plan of the grounds andbuildings. The shops will be described later. The car houseis a brick building, 260 ft. x 260 ft. in size, and contains twentytracks, with room for 100 of the largest cars used on the sys-tem. The building is divided into four bays, and the frontis entirely open, as the mild weather of Southern Californiadoes not require doors. A pit floor of concrete, 6 ft. below the. March 12, 1904. STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. tracks, extends under all the tracks. Fig. 26 is a view in the carhouse, showing the pit, and at the left the racks for signs andheadlights. At the northwest corner of the car house is a two-story ad-dition, 40 ft. x 120 ft., designed for the use of the the north end of the second floor is the office of the superin-tendent of the Southern division and the despatchers room,
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