. The Street railway journal . e arrangement was one which worked very smoothly. Theelectric sign over this loop which greeted the Exposition visitoras he went out of the main exit through the Fair grounds isshown in one of the engravings. This companys standard cars are of a construction whichhas been frequently described in these columns. One of thesecars is illustrated here. It has a seating capacity of fifty-twopassengers. The body is 32 ft. long, and the length over all,42 ft. It is mounted on St. Louis No. 47 short-whee] basetruck, and has the patented steel-channel bottom, in which thes
. The Street railway journal . e arrangement was one which worked very smoothly. Theelectric sign over this loop which greeted the Exposition visitoras he went out of the main exit through the Fair grounds isshown in one of the engravings. This companys standard cars are of a construction whichhas been frequently described in these columns. One of thesecars is illustrated here. It has a seating capacity of fifty-twopassengers. The body is 32 ft. long, and the length over all,42 ft. It is mounted on St. Louis No. 47 short-whee] basetruck, and has the patented steel-channel bottom, in which thestrength is placed in the side sills, so that plenty of room is leftfor the swiveling of the trucks between the wheels, and thecar body can be placed low. All cars have arc headlights. Just before the Exposition, the company rebuilt its car house at DeHodiamont, which had been destroyed by fire. The newcar house, a front view of which is shown, is practically fire-proof. It has eleven entrance tracks and a capacity of 100 mm ONE OF THE ST. LOUIS & SUBURBAN STANDARD CARS The power house, also at DeHodiamont, is one which wasbuilt early in the history of electric traction, and whichhas been added to and reconstructed from time to time, so that
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