. The Street railway journal . on Mulberry Street, which, as has been stated, is so constructedas to permit of future enlargement. CITY SYSTEM The city is about equally divided by Wabash Avenue, extend-ing east and west, which is laid with a double track. Single class. The standard closed city car, which has a 22-ft. body,and the standard ten-bench open car for city service are shownin Figs. 18 and 19. The cars operated on the Brazil or eastinterurban line were built by the Laconia Car Company. Thereare six of these, each 46 ft. 8 ins. over bumpers, 8 ft. 4 ins. oversills, and having a seating
. The Street railway journal . on Mulberry Street, which, as has been stated, is so constructedas to permit of future enlargement. CITY SYSTEM The city is about equally divided by Wabash Avenue, extend-ing east and west, which is laid with a double track. Single class. The standard closed city car, which has a 22-ft. body,and the standard ten-bench open car for city service are shownin Figs. 18 and 19. The cars operated on the Brazil or eastinterurban line were built by the Laconia Car Company. Thereare six of these, each 46 ft. 8 ins. over bumpers, 8 ft. 4 ins. oversills, and having a seating capacity for forty-six people. Theyare equipped with Brill 27-O trucks. The three cars on the Clinton or north line ( Fig. 20) werebuilt by the John Stephenson Company, and arc somewhatlarger. They measure 49 ft. over bumpers, 8 ft. 9 ins. over sills,and seat fifty-two people. The four Westinghouse 38-B motorsby which they are driven are mounted on St. Louis Car Com-pany M. C. B. trucks, and are operated by means of K-14 con-. FTG. 17.—ENGINE ROOM OF CHERRY STREET STATION, FROM THE WESI tracks branching off at several of the cross streets completelycover the city. The Wabash Avenue line continues east, form-ing the interurban line to Brazil. A continuation of the NorthThirteenth Street line operates to Clinton. A twelve-minuteschedule is maintained on all the city lines, each car usuallyhaving a run which takes it from the northern In the southernpart of the city, or vice versa. CARS In all, there are eighty-six cars on the system. This numberincludes a snow-plow, a cinder car, a line car, two freight andexpress cars, and closed motor cars ranging in size from thoseof 16-ft. bodies to the interurban coaches on the Clinton ornorth line, which are 49 ft. over bumpers. There are twenty-three ten-bench open motor cars for regular city service, whilefor interurban work and for handling crowds in the city onspecial occasions there are six fifteen-bench cars of the same trollers. T
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