. Electric railway journal . r-ing is depressed Vi-in. below the surface of the floorbeneath the seats. This depression is covered withVt-in. battleship linoleum thoroughly cemented to thefloor. The roof is reinforced with steel carlines forgedfrom %-in. x IVi-in. bars and concealed between thewooden carlines. The lower ends of these carlines wereforged so that they could be riveted to the body side-plate angle. Interior Equipment A feature of these cars appears in an interior light-ing system similar to the Cleveland Railways standard,which consists of six 94-watt lamps on a single circuitins
. Electric railway journal . r-ing is depressed Vi-in. below the surface of the floorbeneath the seats. This depression is covered withVt-in. battleship linoleum thoroughly cemented to thefloor. The roof is reinforced with steel carlines forgedfrom %-in. x IVi-in. bars and concealed between thewooden carlines. The lower ends of these carlines wereforged so that they could be riveted to the body side-plate angle. Interior Equipment A feature of these cars appears in an interior light-ing system similar to the Cleveland Railways standard,which consists of six 94-watt lamps on a single circuitinstalled along the center line of the car body, with anextra lamp arranged in the circuit so that it may becut in through a selector switch in case one of the sixlamps in the car lighting system burns out. In additionto these there is a 23-watt side lamp on the deck railat each panel post. This arrangement of the lightingsystem required three circuits, whereas the system em-ployed on the old-type steel underframe cars required. NORTHERN OHIO TRACTIONS STEEL CAR FLOOR PLAN OF CAR 1052 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLVIII, No. 21 five circuits. An Ohio Brass Companys signal system,including storage battery emergency lamps in themarkers and tail lights, was also installed. A pilot lampin the car advises the conductor of the condition ofthese lamps. Other specialties in these cars include a Westing-house straight and automatic air-brake system withD2-E 25-ft. air compressors, Brill 27-MCB-2 trucks,Tomlinson automatic couplers, Hale & Kilburn seats,Acme Supply Companys curtain fixtures, Edwardsautomatic closing trapdoors equipped with a self-fold-ing device, Peter Smith OC-2 hot-water heaters of thedouble-circulating system type, the Cleveland TrolleySupply Companys ticket holders, Electric Service Sup-ply Companys signal gongs, Nichols-Lintern air sandboxes, sand valves and sand traps, Crouse-Hinds arcand incandescent head lamps, Knutson trolley re-trievers, Peacock hand brakes, a 1
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