. Electric railway journal . et-steelpanels, but in these cars is using wood. The outer concaveand convex side panels are yellow poplar 9/16 in. thick. ROOF FRAMING The body has a plain arch roof substantially built. Theroof has an outside center radius of 8 ft. 8 in. Pressed steelcarlines were designed and made for this type of carlines are complete in one piece and are made ofNo. 16 sheet steel. They weigh jy2 lb. each and have adepth at the center line of the car of 6% in. The flangespressed on the edges of the carlines are 1 in. wide. A nail-ing strip is attached to the outer edg
. Electric railway journal . et-steelpanels, but in these cars is using wood. The outer concaveand convex side panels are yellow poplar 9/16 in. thick. ROOF FRAMING The body has a plain arch roof substantially built. Theroof has an outside center radius of 8 ft. 8 in. Pressed steelcarlines were designed and made for this type of carlines are complete in one piece and are made ofNo. 16 sheet steel. They weigh jy2 lb. each and have adepth at the center line of the car of 6% in. The flangespressed on the edges of the carlines are 1 in. wide. A nail-ing strip is attached to the outer edge of each carline andfour openings are provided through the webs. These open-ings connect the intermediate spaces between the ceiling 6£0 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXVIII, No. 15. and the roof and form the exhaust chamber of the vacuumventilating system. The metal carlines are placed over the posts on Two intermediate carlines of wood are placedbetween each pair of pressed-steel carlines. The roof sur-. Chicago Car—Interior View face is made up of 2^-in. x J^-in. poplar sheathing- coveredwith National prepared roofing applied canvas in onepiece without longitudinal seams. This canvas was pre-stretched and is mildew-proof. V-shaped copper guttersare attached to the roof above all door openings. The trol-ley boards rest on ash saddles cut to the shape of the roofand secured over ^-in. rubber cushions. Round-end vestibules of wall construction similar to thecar body are provided. Each vestibule has three end win-dows, a single exit door on the right-hand side looking forward and a full-width entrance and exit door on the left-hand side. The car roof is continuousover the vestibules. No. 16 U. S. gagesteel was used for paneling the vesti-bules, inside and outside, and all panelsare removable. The bumpers are cov-ered with steel. The inside finish railof the vestibules just below the sashis reinforced with a }i-m. x 3^2-in. ironbar which provides secure anch
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