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. The Street railway journal . OPEN CAR FOR SOUTHERN SERVICE in these columns, will be operated over the famous shell-beach road in fine weather. At present the system connectsBiloxi, Mississippi City, Gulfport, Long Beach and HarborView, making a trackage of 25 miles. The chief dimensions of the new cars are as follows:Length over the crown pieces, 40 ft. 4^ ins.; or r the sills,including the sheathing, 7 ft. 9^ ins.; over the >sts at theseat ends, 8 ft. 2 ins.; size of the side sills, 4^ x 7 ins.;end sills, 31/? ins. x $7/& ins. The lights are arranged. VIEW OF BANDING MACHINE AND DETAIL
. The Street railway journal . OPEN CAR FOR SOUTHERN SERVICE in these columns, will be operated over the famous shell-beach road in fine weather. At present the system connectsBiloxi, Mississippi City, Gulfport, Long Beach and HarborView, making a trackage of 25 miles. The chief dimensions of the new cars are as follows:Length over the crown pieces, 40 ft. 4^ ins.; or r the sills,including the sheathing, 7 ft. 9^ ins.; over the >sts at theseat ends, 8 ft. 2 ins.; size of the side sills, 4^ x 7 ins.;end sills, 31/? ins. x $7/& ins. The lights are arranged. VIEW OF BANDING MACHINE AND DETAIL OF TENSION DEVICE proper position. This carriage arm has an inward exten-sion carrying a spring bearing against the upper edge ofthe carriage side frame. The engagement of this springwith the upper edge of this frame retains the carriage armfrictionally in the position to which it may be moved. The wire is supplied from a bobbin carried by an exten-sion of the base plate of the carriage. This extension islocated on the side of the machine opposite to the side onwhich the arm is pivoted. The wire passes from the bobbinthrough a guide located on the side frame to the lowerguiding sheave, then between the tension sheaves andaround the guiding sheaves to the armature or other work. most effectively by placing single lights along the lowerventilator rails and down the center of the car instead ofhaving clusters. The trucks are of the Brill No. 27-G1type with 4-ft. 6-in. wheel base. The American Locomotive Company advises that thefigure of 16,000 lbs., giv
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