. Electric railway journal . Montreal Prison Car—Interior of Car, Showing Part ofBoth Compartments in. over the seating compartments. The body isdivided into two compartments for the purpose ofseparating convicted from accused persons. The frontplatform is provided with a cab for the motorman,while the rear platform is arranged as a compartmentfor the prison officials who may be required to accom-pany the prisoners. The guards place is in front ofthis compartment on a seat which is elevated 6 in. toafford a better view of the prisoners. The floor framing of this car has 7-in. side sills, butow
. Electric railway journal . Montreal Prison Car—Interior of Car, Showing Part ofBoth Compartments in. over the seating compartments. The body isdivided into two compartments for the purpose ofseparating convicted from accused persons. The frontplatform is provided with a cab for the motorman,while the rear platform is arranged as a compartmentfor the prison officials who may be required to accom-pany the prisoners. The guards place is in front ofthis compartment on a seat which is elevated 6 in. toafford a better view of the prisoners. The floor framing of this car has 7-in. side sills, butowing to the character of service each side is composed floor line from a Peter Smith heater. The electricalequipment comprises four Westinghouse 533-T-4 mo-tors and one K-35-G controller. The car is run directlyinto the prison yard over a Y which will also be avail-able for the delivery of fuel and other supplies. The Montreal Tramways Company is probably thefirst in America to build a car of this kind. A ref-. Montreal Prison Car—View Showing Elevated Seat forthe Guard erence to the prison cars built by the Grosse BerlinerStrassenbahn (Great Berlin Street Railway) was pub-lished in the Electric Railway Journal for Oct. 7,1907, page 753. This method of conveying prisonersis cheaper than the use of the ordinary patrol wagons,and furthermore the inmates are saved a great deal ofneedless humiliation. The adoption of the trolley-carservice by the Montreal penal authorities is in harmonywith the many humane features of the Bordeaux insti-tution. This structure is a splendid example of amodern light, sanitary prison with such features as
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