. Electric railway journal . double-deck car. Although the mo-tormans compartment at each end is not of folding type,it is remarkably small, its inside clearance being only 2 ft. The principal dimensions of this car are: length over all,36 ft. 6 in.; length of body, 31 ft.; width over all, 7 ft. 4 in.,and height from top of rails to trolley base, 16 ft. 8 in. Oncomparing these dimensions and the seating capacity with March 29, 1913. ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 593 the drop-platform car of the same width and height, itwill be found that the seating capacity of the center-en-trance car is passe
. Electric railway journal . double-deck car. Although the mo-tormans compartment at each end is not of folding type,it is remarkably small, its inside clearance being only 2 ft. The principal dimensions of this car are: length over all,36 ft. 6 in.; length of body, 31 ft.; width over all, 7 ft. 4 in.,and height from top of rails to trolley base, 16 ft. 8 in. Oncomparing these dimensions and the seating capacity with March 29, 1913. ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 593 the drop-platform car of the same width and height, itwill be found that the seating capacity of the center-en-trance car is passengers per foot of length and thatof the drop-platform car only passengers per foot oflength. The railings on the central platform are reversed whenthe direction of run is changed. The off side of the plat-form is protected by means of balanced horizontal barswhich run in guides and which are arranged to slide up-ward when not in use. The main doors leading from the FORTHCOMING ORGANIZATION OF THE PACIFIC COASTASSOCIATION. Liverpool Car—Interior View of Double-Deck, Center-Entrance Car center platform are spring-controlled so that when thedoors are operated half-way the spring completes the restof the travel, holding them either wide open or shut tightas the case may be. A flap gate or barrier with the in-scription Wait until the car stops is mounted on thevertical hand rail. This barrier is so connected that it ismechanically impossible for the car to start until the gatesare closed, but it opens automatically when the car comesto a standstill. Acknowledgments are due to the Tramway and RailwayWorld for the photographs from which the halftones inthis article were made. A SIMPLE IMPROVEMENT IN BRAKE RIGGING PINS The tapering of the ends of brake rigging pins has beenfound by the Syracuse, Lake Shore & Northern Railwayand allied lines to result in a considerable saving of time in
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