. The Street railway journal . he grooves of the posts being formedin the exterior surface of the panel. The panel also providesfor easy entrance, as there are no sharp projecting interiors are in ash, with ceilings of three-ply birch veneer. The length over the crown pieces is 28 ft. 8% ins., and fromthe panel over the crown, 3 ft. 10 3-16 ins. The width over thesills, including the facing, is 6 ft. 3 ins. The sweep of theposts is 5 ins. Distance between the centers of the posts, 2 ins. The side sill size is 3% ins. x 7 ins. The sill plates are7 ins. x y2 in. The thickness of
. The Street railway journal . he grooves of the posts being formedin the exterior surface of the panel. The panel also providesfor easy entrance, as there are no sharp projecting interiors are in ash, with ceilings of three-ply birch veneer. The length over the crown pieces is 28 ft. 8% ins., and fromthe panel over the crown, 3 ft. 10 3-16 ins. The width over thesills, including the facing, is 6 ft. 3 ins. The sweep of theposts is 5 ins. Distance between the centers of the posts, 2 ins. The side sill size is 3% ins. x 7 ins. The sill plates are7 ins. x y2 in. The thickness of the corner posts is 3^ ins ,and of the side posts, 2-)£ ins. The height of the steps is 15J/2ins., and of the risers, 18^ ins. 420 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXVI. No. 12. A NEW MOTOR TRUCK The Dorner Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, 111., andLogansport, Ind., is just bringing out its improved M. C. truck No. 20, which follows the lines of the so-calledM. C. B. passenger trucks commonly used on steam roads, with. in the center. The Christie brake-shoe head and standardflanged brake-shoe are used. The side bearings, which areraised and riveted to the top of the elliptic spring seat, aremade of forged steel, 3 ins. x 1 in., 30 ins. long, with the endsturned. The axles are hammered steel with standard M. C. , and the journal boxes are fitted with standard B. brasses. In fact, all wearing parts are interchangeablewith steam railroad trucks of the same capacity. As stated before, this truck is built for the heaviest electricservice, including that under electric locomotives. The wholedesign of the truck is such as to avoid as far as possible anyshearing strain on bolts or rivets. All the holes are reamedand the bolts turned, so as to make a driving fit. These pointsmake it adapted to heavy service and prevent rattling after theyare put in service. OUTING OF ST. LOUIS STREET RAILWAY MEN NEW MOTOR TRUCK FOR HIGH-SPEED SERVICE the necessary improvements an
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