. Report of the Electric Railway Test Commission to the president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition . ng: Length over corner posts .... 41 feet 6^ inches. Length over bumpers 53 feet 5^ inches. Length over vestibules 51 feet 3 inches. Length (center to center of king-bolts) 29 feet 6h inches. Height of car floor from rails ... 4 feet 1 inch. Height of car roof from rails ... 13 feet 6 inches. Width over all 9 feet 1^ inches. Weight of car body (equipped) . 37,400 pounds. Weight of two trucks 19,130 pounds. Weight of four motors 18,000 pounds. Weight of car complete 74,530 pounds. Wheel base
. Report of the Electric Railway Test Commission to the president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition . ng: Length over corner posts .... 41 feet 6^ inches. Length over bumpers 53 feet 5^ inches. Length over vestibules 51 feet 3 inches. Length (center to center of king-bolts) 29 feet 6h inches. Height of car floor from rails ... 4 feet 1 inch. Height of car roof from rails ... 13 feet 6 inches. Width over all 9 feet 1^ inches. Weight of car body (equipped) . 37,400 pounds. Weight of two trucks 19,130 pounds. Weight of four motors 18,000 pounds. Weight of car complete 74,530 pounds. Wheel base of truck 6 feet. Diameter of wheels 37^ inches. Number of motors 4 Horse-power rating of each ... 75 Seating capacity 48 Capacity (crowded) 150 The Car Body. Car No. 284 is one of twenty which were constructed for the In-diana Union Traction Company by the Cincinnati Car Company,in accordance with the general designs of Mr. John L. Matson,superintendent of motive power of the former company. Theirconstruction is quite a departure from the usual design, and they 60 ELECTRIC RAILWAY TEST COMMISSION. SERVICE TESTS OF ELECTRIC CARS 61 are probably the first electric buffet cars ever put in service onregular runs, being used as limited cars on the lines betweenLogansport and Indianapolis and between Muncie and Indian-apolis. The first is a run of miles, while the latter distanceis miles. Drawings showing the side elevation and thegeneral plan of the interior are shown in Fig. 19.
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