. The Street railway journal . ending acrossthe center vestibule window to protect the woodwork whenthe motorman uses his switch iron. On the roof at eitherend is a device for protecting the sign should the trolleypole strike the roof by accident. The seats are reversible, and the interiors are finished inmahogany. The truck used is the Wason No. 21 with A car with trucks minus the electrical equip-ment weighs 26,000 lbs. The chief dimensions follow:Length over the end pieces, 42 ft. 6 ins.;width over sills, including the sheathing,7 ft. 4 ins.; over the posts at the seatline,
. The Street railway journal . ending acrossthe center vestibule window to protect the woodwork whenthe motorman uses his switch iron. On the roof at eitherend is a device for protecting the sign should the trolleypole strike the roof by accident. The seats are reversible, and the interiors are finished inmahogany. The truck used is the Wason No. 21 with A car with trucks minus the electrical equip-ment weighs 26,000 lbs. The chief dimensions follow:Length over the end pieces, 42 ft. 6 ins.;width over sills, including the sheathing,7 ft. 4 ins.; over the posts at the seatline, 7 ft. 9^ ins.; height from the floorto the ceiling, 7 ft. 8 ins.; from the trackto the under side of the sills, 2 ft. 5*4ins.; size of the side sills, 53/2 ins. x 8^2ins.; center sill, 11J/2 ins. x 3 ins.; endsills, ^/i ins. x 5^ ins. A NEW TYPE OF CAB HEATERSWITCH A new type of stock guard has recently been inventedby F. W. Stewart, of the Climax Stock Guard Company,which differs radically from any previously put on the mar-. Smcl By, Journal SECTION SHOWING EXPANDED METAL ON TIES ket. The material used is expanded metal, which is madein sections 2 ft. x 18 ins., and are then bent at right anglesso that each side is 9 ins. wide. This metal is then attachedto the ties as shown in the illustration, leaving a space about6 ins. between the edge of the guard and the ballast. Thisgives a semi-pit effect, which, in connection with the tri- The Consolidated Car Heating Com-pany has recently designed the single-pole, double-break snap switch, for con-trolling the heat in motormens cabs shown in the accom-panying cuts. When heat is required, the switch is closedby pushing in the lever at the side, and the blade is auto-
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