. The street railway review . INTERIOR OF PORTABLE SUB-STATION, TRANSFORMER END. ceived of which two types—the following described cars—aretypical. A number of the semi-convertible cars similar to the one shownin the illustration on the following page, have lately been fur- Feb. 15, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW 101 furnished the Jacksonville Railway Co. by the American Car railway company operates 20 cars in the city of Jacksonville,and is a part of the Illinois Traction System. The new cars measure 28 ft. over the end panels and 8 ft. 3lA the posts at belt. Forty passengers may
. The street railway review . INTERIOR OF PORTABLE SUB-STATION, TRANSFORMER END. ceived of which two types—the following described cars—aretypical. A number of the semi-convertible cars similar to the one shownin the illustration on the following page, have lately been fur- Feb. 15, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW 101 furnished the Jacksonville Railway Co. by the American Car railway company operates 20 cars in the city of Jacksonville,and is a part of the Illinois Traction System. The new cars measure 28 ft. over the end panels and 8 ft. 3lA the posts at belt. Forty passengers may be comfortably seated,the seats being of spring cane. All the seats are transversely placed. SEMI-CONVERTIBLE CAR FOR JACKSONVILLE, ILL. except four longitudinal seats at the corners. The seats are 36 and the aisles are 23 in. wide. The advantages of the semi-convertible window arrangement in permitting as little or as muchair as desired by raising the windows at different heights is toowell known to warrant a full description. The low window sills,the height being 245,^ in. from floor to top of sill, are considered tobe a decided advantage in a car of this type. As the sills are toolow to be reached comfortably by an adult person, neat arm restsare attached. The lower sash measures 26lA in. over the frameand the upper 1714 in., and both together weigh 17 lb. As there areten windows on a side, there is a 170-lb. weight of sashes whenraised in each side roof, three quarters of which, bears vertically onthe tops of the posts. This excess of -weight, though small, is amplycompensated for in the extra strong construction, including aheavier letter board than usual. The in
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