. Electric railway journal . e deciding upon this feature a model plat-form was built and a number of people were invited towalk up and down the steps and to walk by each otherin opposite directions on the platform. As shown in an accompanying drawing, these tests indicated that aplatform 43% in. wide with three risers of the uniformheight of 11% in. and treads of the widths markedon the drawing would give satisfactory passenger inter-change conditions. The same plan was followed in con-nection with the motormans cabs, a dummy with stand-ard control apparatus therein being constructed toascert
. Electric railway journal . e deciding upon this feature a model plat-form was built and a number of people were invited towalk up and down the steps and to walk by each otherin opposite directions on the platform. As shown in an accompanying drawing, these tests indicated that aplatform 43% in. wide with three risers of the uniformheight of 11% in. and treads of the widths markedon the drawing would give satisfactory passenger inter-change conditions. The same plan was followed in con-nection with the motormans cabs, a dummy with stand-ard control apparatus therein being constructed toascertain the most satisfactory minimum results are indicated in the general plan, fromwhich it will be seen that room was left for an observa-tion window at the main compartment end, while thesimilar layout of sash at the baggage compartmentend is especially welcome when this section is used asa post-office car. The new Wason cars are 55 ft. long, 8 ft. 9 in. wide,15 ft. 6 in. high to top of lowered pantograph, and. --34M--^> iBH- Eleciric ANNAPOLIS SHORT LINE—LIGHT SOCKET; STEP ARRANGE-MENT FOR CENTER-ENTRANCE CAR weigh 80,300 lbs. They seat fifty-two passengers trucks are Brill MCB-2X of 6-ft. 6-in. wheelbasewith 36-in. rolled steel wheels. The underframe in-cludes 10-in. 15-lb. channels for the side sills, fourintermediate 8-in. 18-lb. I-beams and cross connectionsof 5 in., and 6-in. 8-lb. channels. At the center of thecar all longitudinal members are interrupted exceptthe center intermediate sills. To take care of this aplate 11 ft. 6 in. x 38 in. x % in. thick is riveted tothese center sills and also to the cross-members nearestthe platform. Additional diagonal bracing is also pro-vided. The important members of the framing are theT-posts for sides and roof and the side sheathing ofNo. 10 steel plate. The arch roof is of wood withtwelve Automatic ventilators. The floors in the pas-senger and motormans sections are also o
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