. The Street railway journal . FIG. 10.—HYDRAULIC LIFTING JACK car will be warm and comfortable. In summer, on theother hand, when the end windows are lowered, the doorsand all roof ventilators open, and the glass taken out of theenclosed side, the car is practically an open one, with theadvantage of being easily changed to a closed car in caseof a sudden storm or change of weather. On a singleroller on the outside of the enclosed side is hung a large. FIG. 8.—TOWER CAR WITH PLATFORM AT RIGHT ANGLES more comfort to the passengers sitting opposite each both ends of the car there are tw
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 10.—HYDRAULIC LIFTING JACK car will be warm and comfortable. In summer, on theother hand, when the end windows are lowered, the doorsand all roof ventilators open, and the glass taken out of theenclosed side, the car is practically an open one, with theadvantage of being easily changed to a closed car in caseof a sudden storm or change of weather. On a singleroller on the outside of the enclosed side is hung a large. FIG. 8.—TOWER CAR WITH PLATFORM AT RIGHT ANGLES more comfort to the passengers sitting opposite each both ends of the car there are two large glass windowswhich can be raised or lowered and can be held in threedifferent positions by catches similar to those used onsteam railway coaches. Under each seat is placed an elec-tric heater of the H. W. Tohns Manufacturing ese heaters are away from the passengers and cannotpossibly come in contact with their clothing. The running board or step on the side that is closed in istaken off, as the entrances are only on one side. This ne- FIG. 9.—TOWER CAR WITH PLATFORM LOWERED curtain, which is worked by the motorman and conductorin case of rain, when the glass windows are not in inside of the car is fitted with straps for the use of thepassengers obliged to These straps are hung onci oss rods attached to the upper part of the car. The car body is 21 ft. 7 ins. long, inside dimensions, and31 ft. 10 ins. ove
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