. Electric railway journal . or cars used in city service is quite gen-erally recognized. With the steps at the center of the carthe conductor is never more than one-half the car length fromthe entering and leaving passengers and he is at this extremedistance only momentarily. Also, with the center entrancethe load divides, part taking seats in each half of the unloading the movement of the passengers is the opposite,and thus it is seen that the passengers at the extreme ends ofthe car are but one-half a car length from the door, whichthey can reach quickly. During operation the conduct
. Electric railway journal . or cars used in city service is quite gen-erally recognized. With the steps at the center of the carthe conductor is never more than one-half the car length fromthe entering and leaving passengers and he is at this extremedistance only momentarily. Also, with the center entrancethe load divides, part taking seats in each half of the unloading the movement of the passengers is the opposite,and thus it is seen that the passengers at the extreme ends ofthe car are but one-half a car length from the door, whichthey can reach quickly. During operation the conductors Denver City Tramway—Floor Plan, Colfax Substation position is close to the door where he can carefully observeall movement within the car and watch the progress of loadingand unloading. An important feature in the handling of traffic in thesecenter side entrance cars is the placing of lamps and reflectorsdirectly over the top step. The lamps are recessed in pocketsin the deck rail. On account of the curved shape of the. October 2, 1909.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. 503 reflectors these lamps illuminate the steps of the car and thestreet for a considerable distance away from the car, thisfeature being of particular value in the outlying portions ofthe city where the streets may be muddy and not well illumi-nated. In connection with the use of step lights the company isconsidering the adoption of a device for cutting in and outthe lamps as a car stops and starts. Such a device manu-factured by the Automatic Signal Light Company, of Colo-rado Springs, is now being tested at Denver. The device isarranged to make and break the circuit which feeds the steplights so that the lamps will burn when the car is sloweddown to about 4 miles per hour and remain burning duringthe stop, to be cut out when the car has again reached a speedof 4 miles an hour. All of the Denver cars are equipped withmotormens mirrors and the motormen state that with the auto-matically operated light the sudden
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