. The Street railway journal . INTERIOR OF COLOMBIAN CAR the upper sash stationary. Blinds are also used. The in-terior finish is of cherry and ash with birch ceilings. The length over the end panels is 21 ft., and over the crownpieces 28 ft. The distance from the panel over the crown pieceis 3 ft. 6 ins. The width over the sills and the sheathing is7 ft. 10 ins. The width over all is 8 ft. Distance between thecenters of the posts is 2 ft. 5 ins. The trucks are the com-panys No. 420 type, with 4-ft. wheel base and 24-in. wheels. +++ EQUIPMENT FOR THE NORWOOD, CANTON & SHARONSTREET RAILWAY A nu
. The Street railway journal . INTERIOR OF COLOMBIAN CAR the upper sash stationary. Blinds are also used. The in-terior finish is of cherry and ash with birch ceilings. The length over the end panels is 21 ft., and over the crownpieces 28 ft. The distance from the panel over the crown pieceis 3 ft. 6 ins. The width over the sills and the sheathing is7 ft. 10 ins. The width over all is 8 ft. Distance between thecenters of the posts is 2 ft. 5 ins. The trucks are the com-panys No. 420 type, with 4-ft. wheel base and 24-in. wheels. +++ EQUIPMENT FOR THE NORWOOD, CANTON & SHARONSTREET RAILWAY A number of ten-bench open cars have lately been deliveredto the Norwood, Canton & Sharon Street Railway Company,Massachusetts, by the American Car Company. The cars willbe used on the line connecting the three towns, and whichalso reaches Massapoag Lake. The new cars measure 21 the end panels and 7 ft. J/2 in. over the posts at belt. Theseating capacity is fifty passengers, and the seats are re- jt. OPEN CAR FOR THE NORWOOD, CANTON & SHARON STREETRAILWAY COMPANY versible with the exception of two at each end. The sashesin the bulkheads are arranged to drop into pockets between theseats. Curtains are provided which may be drawn to the floor,the Brill round-corner seat-end panels, which are used, being soarranged in connection with the grooves in the posts as topermit the curtains to come down over the post outside of thepanels, a continuation of the grooves of the posts being formedin the exterior surface of the panel. The panel also providesfor easy entrance, as there are no sharp projecting interiors are in ash, with ceilings of three-ply birch veneer. The length over the crown pieces is 28 ft. 8% ins., and fromthe panel over the crown, 3 ft. 10 3-16 ins. The width over thesills, including the facing, is 6 ft. 3 ins. The sweep of theposts is 5 ins. Distance between the centers of the posts, 2 ins. The side sill size is 3% ins. x 7 ins. The sill plates are
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