. The Street railway journal . no grab handles at thecorners of the backs of the seats, but hold straps from a rod nearthe transom are used in the same manner as in ordinary city ser-vice. The same car equipment is to be used in both summer andwinter, the semi-convertible feature being very popular with the July 12, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 69 management. The Brill semi-convertible car has a double sash,both upper and lower sash sliding into a receptacle in the roof whenthe car is open and giving as much open space above the passen-gers elbow as can be obtained by any ordinary cross-benc
. The Street railway journal . no grab handles at thecorners of the backs of the seats, but hold straps from a rod nearthe transom are used in the same manner as in ordinary city ser-vice. The same car equipment is to be used in both summer andwinter, the semi-convertible feature being very popular with the July 12, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 69 management. The Brill semi-convertible car has a double sash,both upper and lower sash sliding into a receptacle in the roof whenthe car is open and giving as much open space above the passen-gers elbow as can be obtained by any ordinary cross-bench opencar. In the summer months when the windows are open smokingwill be allowed on the three rear seats on each side of the aisle,the same as in regular open car work. International registersare used. The road is single track throughout, with turnouts every fiveminutes; it is possible to run cars, therefore, on ten-minute head-way, and at present the Sunday and holiday traffic requires that this Providence Strike Declared Off. GENERAL VIEW OF CAR HOUSE AND APPROACH be done. At other times a twenty-minute headway is made. TheRamsay block signal system, made by Williamson & Co., Allegheny,Pa., is employed. With the exception of some 9-in. girder rail,which is laid in the streets and towns through which the roadpasses, the track is composed of 75-lb. T-rail with Continuous bonding is all done by protected rail bonds. In addition to the new power station, a handsome new car househas been built on the outskirts of Norristown. Considerable prop-erty is owned here by the company, and the capacity of this carhouse, which is now seventy-five cars, may easily be doubled, as thehouse is set so far back that a long approach of track is necessaryto reach it. If found desirable these yard tracks may be covered inby building the car house forward. The building is built of brick,and all of the car tracks entering it have pits their full length, therails being supported on stringers
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