. The Street railway journal . CONVERTIBLE CAR USED IN AUSTIN. TEXAS The new cars are 20 ft. 7 ins. long over end panels, and 30 ins. over crown pieces; from panels over crown pieces, 5 ft.;width over sills and sill plates, 6 ft. ioj4 ins., and over posts atbelt, 7 ft. 9 ins.; sweep of posts, 5 ins.; from center to centerof posts, 2 ft. 7 ins. The side sills are 5J4 ins. x 6 ins., platedon the outside with 6-in. x JHj-in. steel. The end sills are4% ins. x 6 ins.; thickness of corner posts, 3% ins. Guardrails are provided on either side, and when not in use are heldunder the water boards b
. The Street railway journal . CONVERTIBLE CAR USED IN AUSTIN. TEXAS The new cars are 20 ft. 7 ins. long over end panels, and 30 ins. over crown pieces; from panels over crown pieces, 5 ft.;width over sills and sill plates, 6 ft. ioj4 ins., and over posts atbelt, 7 ft. 9 ins.; sweep of posts, 5 ins.; from center to centerof posts, 2 ft. 7 ins. The side sills are 5J4 ins. x 6 ins., platedon the outside with 6-in. x JHj-in. steel. The end sills are4% ins. x 6 ins.; thickness of corner posts, 3% ins. Guardrails are provided on either side, and when not in use are heldunder the water boards by special gravity catches. The in-teriors are finished in ash with ceilings of birch. The seats are33 ins. long, and are of the reversible-back type. The seatingcapacity of a car is thirty passengers. The cars are mountedon Brill 21-E trucks, having 7-ft. 6-in. wheel base, 33-in. wheelsand 4-in. axles, and are equipped with two 25-hp motors. METAL MELTING FURNACE Only one of these openings is in use at one time, the other bein
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