. The street railway review . trolley board, 13 ft.; from bottom of main sill to top of trolleyboard, 9 ft. 8 in. The side sills are 7-in. I-beams sandwiched between two piecesof Georgia pine. Besides these main sills there are four inter-mediate longitudinal sills. The cross framing is all of white bottom frame is drawn together by J^-in. tie rods, the sidesills being counter-bored to receive the bolt heads and nuts. The platforms arc carried on four Yi x 6-in. iron knees, which arcextended to the bolster and are bolted through the side and inter-mediate sills. The corners at the end
. The street railway review . trolley board, 13 ft.; from bottom of main sill to top of trolleyboard, 9 ft. 8 in. The side sills are 7-in. I-beams sandwiched between two piecesof Georgia pine. Besides these main sills there are four inter-mediate longitudinal sills. The cross framing is all of white bottom frame is drawn together by J^-in. tie rods, the sidesills being counter-bored to receive the bolt heads and nuts. The platforms arc carried on four Yi x 6-in. iron knees, which arcextended to the bolster and are bolted through the side and inter-mediate sills. The corners at the end are reinforced with Yi INTKHIOK OF SCHENECTADY IAH. angles bolted through and through. The idea in this arrange-ment is that in the event of a heavy collision the platform wouldbe gradually driven back, but the corner irons would prevent thecar from lieing telescoped; thus the jar would be somewhat cnsliioned. The general outline of the car windows and <loors is semi-elliptical, continuing around the car. The paneling over the sidewindows is of colonial design. The interior is divided into two compartments, the so-calledregular, and the smoking compartment. The regular has 12 cross ADY CO. being its first appearance on American electric railways. Thesmoker seats have for covering dark leather. The ceiling is thefull Empire design and painted a light green with no decoration,the effect of the molding arrangement being more pleasing. Con-tinuous bronze parcel racks extend throughout car on both sides,the graceful lines of same harmonizing with the concave surfaceto which they are attached. Coat an
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