. The Street railway journal . No. 6 TRUCK. No. 6 truck is the regular M. C. B. type which speaksfor itself, the only change made being in the top barwhich is of flat steel to allow the car to drop as lowas possible. The pedestals are also of solid steel. Wemake this truck in two sizes according to the lengthand weight of the car body, and cannot too highlyrecommend it for Interurban Service. This truck ismade in two No. 12. No. 18 TRUCK. No. 18, six wheel truck, is designed for very highspeed. The motors are placed on the outer axles, themiddle acting as an idler. A glance will show t
. The Street railway journal . No. 6 TRUCK. No. 6 truck is the regular M. C. B. type which speaksfor itself, the only change made being in the top barwhich is of flat steel to allow the car to drop as lowas possible. The pedestals are also of solid steel. Wemake this truck in two sizes according to the lengthand weight of the car body, and cannot too highlyrecommend it for Interurban Service. This truck ismade in two No. 12. No. 18 TRUCK. No. 18, six wheel truck, is designed for very highspeed. The motors are placed on the outer axles, themiddle acting as an idler. A glance will show thedesign to be somewhat similar to the trucks placedunder a Pullman Sleeper, which for easy riding aswell as wear and tear on the track would be hard toexcel. As the outside wheel base, however, is ninefeet four inches (0/-4). this truck can only be usedwhere conditions are similar to those on a SteamRailroad. All of our trucks have M. C. B. boxes and bolsters. We have adopted the steam railroad practice as nearly aspossible, realizing that as a result of their long and practical experience no better example could be also followed the recommendations of the committee on standardizing street railway apparatus. 318 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. JOHN STEPHENSON Various Types of Cars and Trucks Semi-convertible car having the smallwindow slide into the roof and thelower window drop, thus giving a largewindow openin
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