. Electric railway review . ngth over all is 57 feet 8 inches and width over allis 9 feet 4 inches. The height of the car body from theunder side of the sill to the top of the roof sheathing Is 9feet 8 inches. The bottom framing is unusually strong. Theside sills consist of 7-inch I-beams reinforced with long-leafyellow-pine sills, bolted on either side. The center sills con-sist of 6-inch I-beams similarly reinforced, and the inter-mediate sills are of pine. The center and intermediate sillsrun from buffer to buffer, and the framing is supported onthe trucks by bolsters of the steam-coach typ
. Electric railway review . ngth over all is 57 feet 8 inches and width over allis 9 feet 4 inches. The height of the car body from theunder side of the sill to the top of the roof sheathing Is 9feet 8 inches. The bottom framing is unusually strong. Theside sills consist of 7-inch I-beams reinforced with long-leafyellow-pine sills, bolted on either side. The center sills con-sist of 6-inch I-beams similarly reinforced, and the inter-mediate sills are of pine. The center and intermediate sillsrun from buffer to buffer, and the framing is supported onthe trucks by bolsters of the steam-coach type. The fram-ing of the body of the car is of white ash, designed similarto steam railroad practice. There are two floors; the underfloor of maple supports a filler l^ inches deep of mineralwool, on top of which is the upper floor of long-leaf yellowpine. It will be noted from the floor plan that the body of thecar is divided into three compartments; the main compart-ment is in the rear; ahead of this is the smoking compart-. Winona Interurban Railway—Interior of Substation at Goshen. ment, and the baggage room is in front containing the PeterSmith hot-water heater. The doors to the various compart-ments are hung on hinges, by which practice it is thoughtto eliminate rattling, prevent draughts and facilitate passageto and from the various compartments. November, 1906. ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW 921 The interior of the smoliing compartments is finishedwith inlaid mahogany and the ceiling is of the full empiretype painted green with gold decorations. The seats inboth these compartments are of the walkover type withhigh roll-top backs. They are upholstered in green plush
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