. The Street railway journal . enddoors are also bevel-edge, of plate. The end doors of thecars are double, mounted on contra-twist door curtains are fitted with Burrowes Climax cars are fitted with especially long platforms, being5 ft. 3 ins. over all, detachable canopies and vestibulefronts. The outside is painted Tuscan red, and striped andnumbered in gold leaf, and lettered in aluminum leaf,which give very handsome effect. The cars are mountedon Peckham 14 A trucks, and are equipped with Westing-house No. 49 motors and Christensen air brakes. Thecars are equipped w
. The Street railway journal . enddoors are also bevel-edge, of plate. The end doors of thecars are double, mounted on contra-twist door curtains are fitted with Burrowes Climax cars are fitted with especially long platforms, being5 ft. 3 ins. over all, detachable canopies and vestibulefronts. The outside is painted Tuscan red, and striped andnumbered in gold leaf, and lettered in aluminum leaf,which give very handsome effect. The cars are mountedon Peckham 14 A trucks, and are equipped with Westing-house No. 49 motors and Christensen air brakes. Thecars are equipped with New Haven registers and Johnsheaters. A large proportion of the companys business is the car- rying of freight and merchandise, of which the transporta-tion of milk forms a considerable item. To accommodatethis service the company has recently put on a new milkcar of the form illustrated on the preceding page. The line is especially built for high speed, and it is theintention of the company to run the 20 miles in one hour. VIEW ALONG LINE and fifteen minutes. There is no direct steam railroadconnection between the terminals of the electric road, andit is thought that considerable through business can be se-cured, as well as a considerable excursion business in thesummer. To encourage the regular passenger business,
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