. The Street railway journal . street and suburban railway practice. They have a number of use-ful and novel details peculiarly adapting them to the city andinterurban service for which they are intended. The Stephensonconvertible feature gives the road practically two complete equip-ments in one, enabling it to have both open and closed cars readyfor service at any time, and only a few moments are needed forthe change, which can be made if necessary while the car is inmotion. Space is found in the wall of the car for the large lowersash, as well as for a steam road truss plank gained upon the
. The Street railway journal . street and suburban railway practice. They have a number of use-ful and novel details peculiarly adapting them to the city andinterurban service for which they are intended. The Stephensonconvertible feature gives the road practically two complete equip-ments in one, enabling it to have both open and closed cars readyfor service at any time, and only a few moments are needed forthe change, which can be made if necessary while the car is inmotion. Space is found in the wall of the car for the large lowersash, as well as for a steam road truss plank gained upon theposts. The pocket for the sash is closed by a cap, which forms the. iron of the Stephenson spring pattern, which gives an elastic resist-ance to blows, thus saving the frame from strains. In the carswithout side doors there is a flat truss in the wall of the car com-ing up to the window rail and ending in the sill. The bodies havecurved sides, reducing the width at the sills, and adding to the stiff-ness. All the side sills are plated with steel, and in the baggage andpassenger cars the plate is of more than the usual depth.
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