. The street railway review . is also to be a smoking compartment. It is the intention tofurnish the cars in the most luxurious manner in order that pas-sengers may be carried long distances without fatigue. There willalso, it is intended, be small and suitable freight cars provided forshippers of farm produce. It is hoped that at least 500 miles willbe constructed within five years. The business of the W. T. Van Dorn Co. tor 1900 to date isalmost double that of any previous years, and Mr. Van Dorn statesthat now all the elevated roads of this country have adopted theVan Dorn couplers as stand
. The street railway review . is also to be a smoking compartment. It is the intention tofurnish the cars in the most luxurious manner in order that pas-sengers may be carried long distances without fatigue. There willalso, it is intended, be small and suitable freight cars provided forshippers of farm produce. It is hoped that at least 500 miles willbe constructed within five years. The business of the W. T. Van Dorn Co. tor 1900 to date isalmost double that of any previous years, and Mr. Van Dorn statesthat now all the elevated roads of this country have adopted theVan Dorn couplers as standard, the Manhattan and the Bostonelevateds being the last ones to do so. Large shipments havelately been made to Yokohama and to Glasgow, and orders haverecently been received from Europe and from many interurbanroads in the United States. The company has now 13 distinct patterns in 13 sizes, which ithas been necessary to build to meet the requirements of No. 3 and No. 4 draw bar heads with draft rigging, shown. NO. 3 AND NO. 4 VAN DORN DRAW BAR HEADS. in the illustration, have been built for the Manhattan Elevated, ofNew York. They have been made on strong lines to withstand theheavy service; the rail is comparatively straight and the springpower in the heads has been materially increased, each headhaving five lifts of springs, 2 x 3-16 in. each. The draw bars for the
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