. The Street railway journal . SIDE VIEW OF CAMDEN & TRENTON CAR ton and are primarily for the betterment of the sub-urban traffic between Philadelphia and the numerous Jer-sey towns reached by the companys lines. One classof passengers who will feel the benefit of this new rollingstock are the business men who travel daily to Philadelphiaandwho require a convenient schedule and comfortable meansof transportation. In the latter respect the new cars leavenothing to be desired. Smoking compartments are a neces-. END VIEW OF TRUCK INTERIOR OF CAMDEN & TRENTON CAR side-hung, with half the weight c
. The Street railway journal . SIDE VIEW OF CAMDEN & TRENTON CAR ton and are primarily for the betterment of the sub-urban traffic between Philadelphia and the numerous Jer-sey towns reached by the companys lines. One classof passengers who will feel the benefit of this new rollingstock are the business men who travel daily to Philadelphiaandwho require a convenient schedule and comfortable meansof transportation. In the latter respect the new cars leavenothing to be desired. Smoking compartments are a neces-. END VIEW OF TRUCK INTERIOR OF CAMDEN & TRENTON CAR side-hung, with half the weight carried on the axle and halfby nose suspension from the truck frame. The locomotive is arranged for single unit control and isfitted with trolley and third-rail shoes. It is equipped withGeneral Electric Companys straight air brakes and Leach sity on a road whose traffic is composed largely of the classof passengers mentioned, and the present cars are no excep-tion to the rule; the usual longitudinal seats are furnished inthis compartment. The length of the car, its steam-coachroofs and straight sides, coupled with the big windows, wide December i, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 1067 aisle space and commodious seats—the three latter attributesof comfort being brought about by using the Brill grooveless-post semi-convertible feature—give to the car a very sym-metrical and imposing appearance. The cars are painted ina rich carmine with gold lettering and striping. The in-teriors are of cherry. The
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