. Electric railway journal . o be held during the expo-sition, it is necessary to insure now that the members shallbe taken care of properly and that due reservations shallbe made for such exhibit space as may be required. March 29, ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 583 An Improved Type of Articulated Car The Novel Design of Car Which Was Developed by the Boston Elevated Railway Last Year lias Proved So Successful Thata Second Car of the Same Type Has Been Constructed—In the New Design a Number of ImprovementsHave Been Introduced, Including a Stepless Feature In the issue of this paper of Oct. 5
. Electric railway journal . o be held during the expo-sition, it is necessary to insure now that the members shallbe taken care of properly and that due reservations shallbe made for such exhibit space as may be required. March 29, ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 583 An Improved Type of Articulated Car The Novel Design of Car Which Was Developed by the Boston Elevated Railway Last Year lias Proved So Successful Thata Second Car of the Same Type Has Been Constructed—In the New Design a Number of ImprovementsHave Been Introduced, Including a Stepless Feature In the issue of this paper of Oct. 5, 1912, page 606, an The main object sought in the design of the car, aside illustrated description was printed of the new articulated from its effective utilization of a heavy investment in small car designed by John Lindall, superintendent of rolling rolling stock units of low carrying capacity, was to obtain stock and shops, Boston Elevated Railway Company. The a car capable of holding at least as many passengers as the. Improved Articulated Car—General View Showing New Arrangement of Central Section with Stepless Feature car represented the most novel design placed in servicein urban traction work during the year and consisted inbrief of two of the companys 20-ft. closed cars with onevestibule and platform removed from each, the two unitsbeing assembled into a single car 62 ft. 10^ in. long overbumpers through the use of an intermediate compartmentflexibly connected with the two end sections and serving standard semi-convertible cars owned by the company andto produce a piece of rolling stock which could be used onnarrow streets and on short curves without dangerousoverhang, at the same time providing improved facilitiesfor convenience and safety to passengers when entering orleaving. The first car of this type has been in service sinceearly in September, 1912, and has met with complete sue-
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