. The Street railway journal . FIG. 6.—REVOLVING SAND BOX cars the Westinghouse standard electric brake is used as anemergency and traffic brake. The convertible car made by this company has the follow-. FIG. 8.—RAIL BONDS ing features. A curtain is provided for the summer car andslides inside of the curtain groove, making the car rain-proof in times of wet weather. As the window-sill is 30 the floor of the car, and the window is 36 ins. high, allthe effect of an open car is obtained. When used as awinter car, the sash frames are placed on the outside of thecar under a furring strip,
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 6.—REVOLVING SAND BOX cars the Westinghouse standard electric brake is used as anemergency and traffic brake. The convertible car made by this company has the follow-. FIG. 8.—RAIL BONDS ing features. A curtain is provided for the summer car andslides inside of the curtain groove, making the car rain-proof in times of wet weather. As the window-sill is 30 the floor of the car, and the window is 36 ins. high, allthe effect of an open car is obtained. When used as awinter car, the sash frames are placed on the outside of thecar under a furring strip, which is permanently screwedover them. Before leaving the car, attention must be calledto the arrangement of the seats in the new cars that are nowbeing built. Brownell & Wright reversible seats are are also four permanent seats located in the cornersof the car. The turnover seats are located opposite the mid-dle of the windows, which give an aisle room of 25 ins. in-stead of 18 ins. if the seats were located opposite the sideposts of the car. This arrangement increases the seatingcapacity from thirty-two to thirty-six. The trolley pole, with its stand, is a novel construc-tion,
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