. The Street railway journal . MAXIMUM TRACTION TRUCK FOR BROOKLYN SERVICE. HALF-PLAN AND SECTIONS OF BROOKLYN CAR The roof framing is of the monitor type of ash, exceptingclerestory posts, which are of cherry, and the clerestorysill, which is of yellow pine. A steel carline 5/16 in. x ij4ins. is provided at each post, bolted to the upper and lowerrafters, turned over at ends and screwed to the plate. Theroof is covered with whitewood boards, nailed to the raft-ers and covered with No. 6 cotton duck. The destination signs are of a novel design and con-sist of a four-sided block sign painted bl
. The Street railway journal . MAXIMUM TRACTION TRUCK FOR BROOKLYN SERVICE. HALF-PLAN AND SECTIONS OF BROOKLYN CAR The roof framing is of the monitor type of ash, exceptingclerestory posts, which are of cherry, and the clerestorysill, which is of yellow pine. A steel carline 5/16 in. x ij4ins. is provided at each post, bolted to the upper and lowerrafters, turned over at ends and screwed to the plate. Theroof is covered with whitewood boards, nailed to the raft-ers and covered with No. 6 cotton duck. The destination signs are of a novel design and con-sist of a four-sided block sign painted black, with destina-tion painted with aluminum paint on each side. An incan- ceedingly easy riding qualities. The brake rigging is hungfrom brackets attached to the equalizer bars, thus provid-ing an even shoe wear and giving an arrangement that willalways keep the shoes at the same point on wheel, irrespec-tive of the weight on the truck. The car body swivelplates are provided with conical rollers, which allow thetruck to take curves easily and with less friction on wheel
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