. The street railway review . of the Worcester Consolidated company states tliat the results inpractice have proved the theory to be a good one. The princijjal dimensions of the car are as follows: Length overend sills, 30 ft.; length over vestibules, 39 ft. 4 in.; length over all,40 ft. 4 in.; width over side sills. 7 ft. g in.: width at eave, 7 ft. IIin.; width outside of sheathing, 7 ft. 10 in.: width outside of crownmoulding, 6. ft. 3/^ in.; height from rail to under side of sill, 30)4in.; heiglit from rail to top of roof. 11 ft.; height from floor toceiling, 7 ft. glii EXTICRIOR WORC
. The street railway review . of the Worcester Consolidated company states tliat the results inpractice have proved the theory to be a good one. The princijjal dimensions of the car are as follows: Length overend sills, 30 ft.; length over vestibules, 39 ft. 4 in.; length over all,40 ft. 4 in.; width over side sills. 7 ft. g in.: width at eave, 7 ft. IIin.; width outside of sheathing, 7 ft. 10 in.: width outside of crownmoulding, 6. ft. 3/^ in.; height from rail to under side of sill, 30)4in.; heiglit from rail to top of roof. 11 ft.; height from floor toceiling, 7 ft. glii EXTICRIOR WORCESTER INTERURB.\N C.\R. INTERIOR OF CAR. car, although a similar idea has been worked out to some extent onthe Third Avenue R. R. of New York. It is a modification of thearrangement that has been used with good results by the elevatedroads of Chicago and New York, and in the suburban service ofthe Illinois Central and other steam railroads. The Worcester car has a seating capacity of 44, there being fivedouble reversible cross-seats on each side of the aisle in the centralportion of the car, and at each end there are two longitudinal ft. 10 in. long, as shown in the diagram. The theory of this plan The cars are finislied in cherry and the seats are upholstered incrimson plush. The Worcester companys standard equipment includes Laconiadouble trucks, Christensen air brakes, and four G. E. 67 motorsto each car. The Kingston (N. Y.) Consolidated Railroad Co., which recentlyabsorbed the two local systems of electric railways in Kingston,reports a marked increase of bu
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