. The street railway review . llic picis of llicso spans arc placedopposite and on tlic down slreain side of the concrete piers ofthe city bridfc. Jhe liihes are G ft. in diameter, and in order toplace them on bed rock it was found necessary to sink them to adepth of about 27 ft. bclow tlic river bed. Ihe clearance of theliiidni- Ill-low low water is 27 ft. The steel work for this by the American Mridge Co. As the double-trackline on Kansas Ave. is in the center of the street, the railway com- Thesc cars arc mounted on Pcckham No. 36 M. C. B. trucks andei|uipped with
. The street railway review . llic picis of llicso spans arc placedopposite and on tlic down slreain side of the concrete piers ofthe city bridfc. Jhe liihes are G ft. in diameter, and in order toplace them on bed rock it was found necessary to sink them to adepth of about 27 ft. bclow tlic river bed. Ihe clearance of theliiidni- Ill-low low water is 27 ft. The steel work for this by the American Mridge Co. As the double-trackline on Kansas Ave. is in the center of the street, the railway com- Thesc cars arc mounted on Pcckham No. 36 M. C. B. trucks andei|uipped with four G. K. 67 motors, National KIcctric Gos, airbrakes and Consolidated Car 1 lealinK Gos, electric beaters. Eachcar has a wooden pilot of the locomotive type. There arc five double-truck ofjeii trailers 50 ft. long c^iuipped withNational Electric Gos, air brake and hose connections for operatingin trains. There arc also 10 open single-truck trailers, 11 opensinKlc-truck motor cars and 6 closed single-truck trailers. Accom-. im; .\Nii imiiKiE over \m KANliAS AVE. i; pany purchased a private rinht of way at cither end of the bridfje,so that the approaches are of easy grade and the city lines the company operates single-truck cars, and forthe excursion and suburban traflic double-truck cars. All the pas-senger cars of this road are of the siuKlc-cnd type There are 30single-truck, semi-convertible cars, manufactured by the AmericanCar Co. and in the railway companys own shops. These cars havelarge rear platforms of the Detroit type fitted with division rail-ings in front of the door, which is located near the step. The frontvestibule is carried on an extension of the main sills of the car andis entirely closed. The cars are heated with Peter Smith hot-water
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