. The Street railway journal . inlength and should in appearance resemble the city service car. The standardization of trucks and electrical equipment is deter-mined largely by local conditions and the type of car body. Iffor city service under a 20-ft. body the single-truck with 7 ft. 6in., or 8 in. wheel base, with two 40-hp motors, should give goodservice. If for city service on long lines, under 28 ft. or 30 ft. carbodies, the double-truck, with 4 ft. 6 in. wheel base and four motorequipment will give satisfactory service. The trucks for interur-ban cars have been developed upon steam rail
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