. The Street railway journal . rs, four-motor 3 Line construction cars 2 8-ton city cars in Mt. Clemens 2 Total 21 RAPID RAILWAY pany, some oi w hich are illustrated herewith. Those nowin operation regularly have smoking compartments in thefront, and are equipped to run single ended. In thesevarious cars the hot-water heaters are placed in variouspositions. That preferred by W. < ). Wood, general superin-tendent of the road, who has charge of the operation, is inthe front vestibule beside the motorman. When placed inthe vestibule it takes up less valuable room than in anyother
. The Street railway journal . rs, four-motor 3 Line construction cars 2 8-ton city cars in Mt. Clemens 2 Total 21 RAPID RAILWAY pany, some oi w hich are illustrated herewith. Those nowin operation regularly have smoking compartments in thefront, and are equipped to run single ended. In thesevarious cars the hot-water heaters are placed in variouspositions. That preferred by W. < ). Wood, general superin-tendent of the road, who has charge of the operation, is inthe front vestibule beside the motorman. When placed inthe vestibule it takes up less valuable room than in anyother place in the car. The dusl and ashes are kept out ofthe passenger compartment, and the heat is given a betterdistribution through the car than is possible by placing the 482 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. heater in any other location. The motormans vestibule islikely to be the coldest place in the car, as when runningagainst a cold wind considerable cold air is sure to find itsway into the vestibule. It seems but logical, therefore,. GENERATOR, RAPID RAILWAY that the heater should be placed in the vestibule, so that itcannot only keep the motorman warm, but will radiate themost heat from the pipes in the forward end of the car. Incase there is much passenger travel the motorman has muchmore time to attend to the heater than does the argument sometimes advanced that if the heater isplaced in the vestibule the motorman will keep the fire toolow in order to keep the vestibule from getting too hot is anargument against the type of heater used, and not against
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