. Electric railway journal . sts are bolted to an angle-iron sprung to the properradius and fastened to the crown piece. The vestibuleis made of No. 16 gage sheets bolted to the outside ofthe vestibule posts, and there is also a lining plate onthe inside of the vestibule posts, which provides pocketsinto which the sash may lower. The outside of the ves-tibule is provided with the usual bumper shield. The letterboard is continuous throughout the wholelength of the car body, and it is reinforced between postswith a 3/4-in. x %-in. x y8-in. angle. It is 16 in. wideand is not only riveted to the p
. Electric railway journal . sts are bolted to an angle-iron sprung to the properradius and fastened to the crown piece. The vestibuleis made of No. 16 gage sheets bolted to the outside ofthe vestibule posts, and there is also a lining plate onthe inside of the vestibule posts, which provides pocketsinto which the sash may lower. The outside of the ves-tibule is provided with the usual bumper shield. The letterboard is continuous throughout the wholelength of the car body, and it is reinforced between postswith a 3/4-in. x %-in. x y8-in. angle. It is 16 in. wideand is not only riveted to the posts but is bent over ontothe arch of the roof and riveted to the carlines to stiffenthe roof framing transversely. The vestibule top plates•consists of a 2] 2-in. x 1%-in. x Vi-in. angle continuousfrom body corner post to body corner post. Finish and Interior Fittings The floor consists of tongued-and-grooved yellowpine, laid lengthwise of the car and depressed at theaisle section so that the top of the floor-mat is level. NEW ORLEANS CAR—INTERIOR VIEW with the top of the floor at the side seats. The floormats consist of narrow strips of maple screwed to theflooring. The roof consists of Vk-in. tongued-and-grooved poplar through-bolted to the carlines and cov-ered with No. 8 canvas duck. The drip rail is made up of wood and bolted to theletterboard. The canvas of the roof comes down overthe upper part of this drip rail and is tacked to it withcopper tacks, following steam railroad practice. Thisdrip rail is continuous around vestibules. The curtainbox is formed of No. 22 gage steel that is divided intosections each covering one curtain and arranged forready removal for access to curtains and fixtures. Headlining has been installed notwithstanding thewooden roof sheathing because of the extreme heat ofthe summer sun in New Orleans. It consists of 3 separated into convenient sections, the jointsbeing covered with light cherry molding, and this mold-ing matches
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