. The street railway review . ■^^ ^^ HT)t STANDARD OPEN CARS. problem four lateral tracks were laid in front of the building, inter-secting the tracks from the car house at right angles. Upon thesecross (racks is an electrically operated Taunton transfer table, onetrack wide, and long enough to take a 40-ft. car. By this arrange-ment two of the barn tracks go straight to the street; five are con-nected by curves to the two main tracks, and ten can be used onlywith the aid of the transfer table. The tracks on which the tableruns are on the same level as the tracks in the house and yard, and inv
. The street railway review . ■^^ ^^ HT)t STANDARD OPEN CARS. problem four lateral tracks were laid in front of the building, inter-secting the tracks from the car house at right angles. Upon thesecross (racks is an electrically operated Taunton transfer table, onetrack wide, and long enough to take a 40-ft. car. By this arrange-ment two of the barn tracks go straight to the street; five are con-nected by curves to the two main tracks, and ten can be used onlywith the aid of the transfer table. The tracks on which the tableruns are on the same level as the tracks in the house and yard, and investigation, has decided upon certain standards lor open andclosed cars, trucks, wheels and axles, which will be followedclosely in all future work. We are permitted to present these
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