. Electric railway journal . deck 8 ft. 0 >/. in! Widtli over eaves, upper deck 5 ft. 5% In. Width over window rails 8 ft. 5% in. Width inside at seats 8 ft. 21/, in. Width of aisle 2 ft. 4 in. Height from rail to top of roof 10 ft. 11% in. Height from rail to car eaves 9 ft. 5% in. Height from rail to top of floor 2 ft. 5 in. Height from rail to floor of well : 15 in. Safety treads are to be provided between stanchionson the car floor and they will extend the full width ofthe door opening, 6 ft. 6 in. The cars will be equippedwith air brakes, and double sliding doors pneumaticallyoperated,
. Electric railway journal . deck 8 ft. 0 >/. in! Widtli over eaves, upper deck 5 ft. 5% In. Width over window rails 8 ft. 5% in. Width inside at seats 8 ft. 21/, in. Width of aisle 2 ft. 4 in. Height from rail to top of roof 10 ft. 11% in. Height from rail to car eaves 9 ft. 5% in. Height from rail to top of floor 2 ft. 5 in. Height from rail to floor of well : 15 in. Safety treads are to be provided between stanchionson the car floor and they will extend the full width ofthe door opening, 6 ft. 6 in. The cars will be equippedwith air brakes, and double sliding doors pneumaticallyoperated, and two illuminated signs, one over each sidedoor, will be provided. The interior finish will be of ma-hogany and each car will be equipped with fourteenPerry ventilators. There are to be ten cross-seats andtwo longitudinal seats on each side of the car, stationaryend seats also being planned as shown. There are tobe twenty-eight cross-seat heaters and four panel heat-ers per car, the latter being placed in risers from the. — 48 2!2—Overall BOSTON TRAILERS—PLAN AND ELEVATION OF NEW CENTER-ENTRANCE CARS Electric of years ago. The decision to add specially designedtrailers to the present motor-car equipment was reacheda short time ago, following conferences with the Massa-chusetts Public Service Commission and after an inves-tigation of the feasibility of utilizing this class ofrolling stock in Boston. The board has given itsapproval to the general design illustrated herewith. The center-entrance feature will consist of a wellextending across the car for the full width of the dooropenings, the floor being 15 in. above the rail and beingconnected with the floor of the car body proper byramps which have a rise of 4 in. in a length of 4 low-step feature and central compartment will besimilar in appearance to the design used in the articu-lated cars now in service at Boston. No end or vesti-bule doors are to be provided. The cars will havestraight sides from
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