. Electric railway journal . New Chicago Railways Car—Side View of Framing on Temporary Shop Trucks. New Chicago Railways Car—Interior, Showing Air Ducts New Chicago Railways Car—Interior of Completed Car canvas. The wooden strip, however, has been foundjust as effective and much cheaper. During the period these cars were under construc-tion in the Chicago Railways shops it was desirablethat the bodies should be made portable, and at thesame time the weight had to be kept down to a pointwhere it was possible to move them by hand. To meetthis requirement, the bodies were mounted upon tem-porary
. Electric railway journal . New Chicago Railways Car—Side View of Framing on Temporary Shop Trucks. New Chicago Railways Car—Interior, Showing Air Ducts New Chicago Railways Car—Interior of Completed Car canvas. The wooden strip, however, has been foundjust as effective and much cheaper. During the period these cars were under construc-tion in the Chicago Railways shops it was desirablethat the bodies should be made portable, and at thesame time the weight had to be kept down to a pointwhere it was possible to move them by hand. To meetthis requirement, the bodies were mounted upon tem-porary trucks composed of old wheels mounted in awooden frame. Low steps in double-end cars require a very carefulstudy of every item affecting their height if the mini- avail itself of the minimum over-all dimensions in thedesign of the trucks, motors and bolsters. By the useof a 32-in. driving wheel instead of a 34-in. wheel whichhas been standard on the Chicago Railways, an addi-tional reduction of 1 in. in height was obtained. The trucks are of the Brill 39-E type designed withan improved brak
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