. The Street railway journal . de on hard-drawn copper and phono-elec-tric trolley wire. Table of ComiARAtive Tests of Phono-Electric and Ordinary CopperTrolley Wire. Sample. Org. Dim. Length. Elonga-tion. Stress Tons. Twist in8 in. Dia. Sec. Total. Sq. in. . . 10 in. . 05 July 6, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 49 A New Semi-Convcftible Car Some particulars were published recently of the Brill semi-con-vertible cars, but further information is now available. Cars ofthis type are becoming more and more popular every year. Theiruse has been exte
. The Street railway journal . de on hard-drawn copper and phono-elec-tric trolley wire. Table of ComiARAtive Tests of Phono-Electric and Ordinary CopperTrolley Wire. Sample. Org. Dim. Length. Elonga-tion. Stress Tons. Twist in8 in. Dia. Sec. Total. Sq. in. . . 10 in. . 05 July 6, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 49 A New Semi-Convcftible Car Some particulars were published recently of the Brill semi-con-vertible cars, but further information is now available. Cars ofthis type are becoming more and more popular every year. Theiruse has been extending rapidly, because certain features seem to with, is the invention of John A. Brill. Its appearance, both out-side and within, as illustrated in the engravings, will show littledeparture from standard types. The first car of this kind wasbuilt for the Washington, Alexandria & Mt. Vernon in course of construction the car was seen by several streetrailway men, who were so favorably impressed with the design. SEMI-CONVERTIBLE CAR, BUILT FOR WASHINGTON exactly satisfy the wants of both the street railway men and theriding public. Semi-convertible cars dififer radically from theordinary convertible, and also from the open car. The followingare some of the leading features: They have large windows,which come much lower than those of the standard closed orconvertible cars. They are provided vvith cross seats, and centralaisle and end entrances only. The windows are usually a portionof the panels, and are made removable. When a car of this type is wanted for summer service, windowsand panels are taken out and stored. This leaves the cross seatsand central aisle body with sides so low as to make it, in efifcct, anopen car. The absence of side entrances, of course, makes ^uch a that several orders were placed for same type of car long beforethe first one was finished and shipped to its destination. As has been said, its appearance is much like the cars ordinarilyused. T
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