. Electric railway review . Pay-as-You-Enter Cars for New York—Side View. 155 cars of the pay-as-you-enter type. In general, the carswill be the same as those for the Chicago City Railway Com-pany which were described and illustrated in the ElectricRailway Review of September 21, 1907, page 332. They will may both be used as exits. The arrangement is shown in theaccompanying illustrations, in one of which the railing appearsin the regular position for the rear platform. The other showsthe section of the railing removed to allow passengers to leavethe forward end of the car by both doorways. It
. Electric railway review . Pay-as-You-Enter Cars for New York—Side View. 155 cars of the pay-as-you-enter type. In general, the carswill be the same as those for the Chicago City Railway Com-pany which were described and illustrated in the ElectricRailway Review of September 21, 1907, page 332. They will may both be used as exits. The arrangement is shown in theaccompanying illustrations, in one of which the railing appearsin the regular position for the rear platform. The other showsthe section of the railing removed to allow passengers to leavethe forward end of the car by both doorways. It is believed that by this arrangement, which accom-plishes the object of giving three exits, the movement of. Pay-as-You-Enter Cars for New York—Front Platform, Show-ing Dividing Railing Removed. Pay-as-Ycu-Enter Cars for New York—Rear Platform. ShowingDividing Railing. have a length over all of -IS feet, the car body being 32 feetlong, and will be built by The J. G. Brill Company. The principal change from the practice in connection withcars of this type which are now in service in Montreal and passengers will be materially facilitated, though it is probablethat it offers greater possible advantage in New York wheresmoking is not allowed on the front platforms and womenaccordingly use the front exit with greater freedom than in 710 ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. XVIII, No. 17. cities where the front platform is given over to smokers. The introduction of the cars in New York follows thecareful investigation of the operation of pay-as-you-enter carsin Montreal by several representatives of the New York CityRailway Company. Though it is believed that the cars willmaterially relieve congestion
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