. Electric railway journal . a temperature of 210 deg. in the box. The heatercoils on the bottom of the box serve as supports forthe 1-in. wrought-iron pipe coils which are arrangedin a rack four coils high and six coils wide. Thesepipes form a continuous coil which is connected withthe city water supply at one end and to a hose con-nection at the other. When the valves provided ateach end of the coil are open, cold water flows throughand the heat maintained in the box by the electricheaters is sufficient tc raise the temperature of thewater to a point suitable for car washing before itreaches
. Electric railway journal . a temperature of 210 deg. in the box. The heatercoils on the bottom of the box serve as supports forthe 1-in. wrought-iron pipe coils which are arrangedin a rack four coils high and six coils wide. Thesepipes form a continuous coil which is connected withthe city water supply at one end and to a hose con-nection at the other. When the valves provided ateach end of the coil are open, cold water flows throughand the heat maintained in the box by the electricheaters is sufficient tc raise the temperature of thewater to a point suitable for car washing before itreaches the hose connection. In actual service thisheater has been found of ample capacity to supplyfour scrubbers with all the hot water they can use ina ten-hour day. the very light interior which is so well shown in thesecond illustration. The doors are barred, of course,to avoid breakage. This car is 40 ft. long over thecrown pieces and 8 ft. 6 in. wide over the sills. Itsgeneral construction is of wood with a plain arch Side View of Express Car Showing Large Glazed Areas The weight of the car body itself is 22,700 lb. It ismounted on No. 27 trucks fitted with Car-negie rolled-steel wheels and operated with four GE-210 inside-hung motors. Other equipment featuresinclude Ohio Brass sanders, Tomlinson couplers andarc headlights. This car is a good example of high-grade equipment for other than passenger service. TWIN CITY CAR DETAILS EXPRESS BAGGAGE CAR FOR CHATTANOOGA The Chattanooga Traction Company has recentlypurchased from The J. G. Brill Company the baggage-express car shown in the two accompanying illustra- The Twin City Rapid Transit Company, which main-tains a car-building plant, has embodied in its carsseveral constructional features which are believed tobe original with the company. For example, in theflooring which is planed and matched in the woodmillthe useful wear is increased by placing the tongue andgroove lower than usual. One sketch shows that the
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