. The Street railway journal . RIOR VIEWS OF THE NEW PARLOR CAR OPERATED BY THE JOLIET, PLAINFIELD & AURORA RAILROAD tions. This car is a product of the American Company, of , which also furnished the other rolling stock for thisrailway, consisting of six 51-ft. combination passenger andbaggage cars mounted on Brill 27-E-2 trucks, carrying fourGE 67 motors. The parlor car is to be used for special trips, and an extrafare will be charged. It also may be chartered by parties forexcursion purposes. A large number of passengers are pleas- partment are at one end of the car, and at the corn
. The Street railway journal . RIOR VIEWS OF THE NEW PARLOR CAR OPERATED BY THE JOLIET, PLAINFIELD & AURORA RAILROAD tions. This car is a product of the American Company, of , which also furnished the other rolling stock for thisrailway, consisting of six 51-ft. combination passenger andbaggage cars mounted on Brill 27-E-2 trucks, carrying fourGE 67 motors. The parlor car is to be used for special trips, and an extrafare will be charged. It also may be chartered by parties forexcursion purposes. A large number of passengers are pleas- partment are at one end of the car, and at the corners of thesecompartments are carved pillars united by an arch with leadedglass overhead. Mirrors in the sides of the compartments areof heavy beveled plate glass. A recessed dome and semi-em-pire form of ventilators with opalescent glass make a veryeffective deck arrangement. The windows and doors are glazedwith heavy polished plate, and the windows in the vestibulehave pockets in the wainscoting. The arrangement of incan-. TIIE JOLIET, PLAINFIELD & AURORA RAILROAD COMPANYS NEW SPECIAL CAR ure riders, and the success of the companys amusement resortnear Plainfield, known as Electric Park, makes it evident thata car of this type, with its greater attractiveness and comfort,will prove a paying investment. If it seems desirable, at suchtimes when all of the cars are taxed to their utmost capacity,this car will be furnished with smaller chairs than shown inthe interior illustration and its seating capacity made practi-cally the same as an ordinary type of interurban car. Shouldthere by a demand for it, the company will also install a buffetfor the accommodation of special parties and for regularservice. descents may be seen in the interior illustrations, and the con-tinuous parcel racks will also be noted. The interior woodworkof the vestibules and the platform doors are of mahogany. Theplatforms are 5 ft. from end panels over vestibules. They aredropped and supported by heavy angl
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