. The Street railway journal . wood sill is further rein-forced by a i^-in. x 8-in. steelplate bolted to the center sills run the fulllength of the car. The double floor is made upof an under one of i-in. x 5>4-in. yellow pine flooring laiddiagonally, and an upper oneof ^-in. x 354-in. roof sheathing is doublewith felt paper between thetwo layers. The car, although built fordouble-end operation, has butone vestibule. On the openend there is no partition orrailing between the passengersand the motorman, but at bothends of the car are end doors,which permit pa
. The Street railway journal . wood sill is further rein-forced by a i^-in. x 8-in. steelplate bolted to the center sills run the fulllength of the car. The double floor is made upof an under one of i-in. x 5>4-in. yellow pine flooring laiddiagonally, and an upper oneof ^-in. x 354-in. roof sheathing is doublewith felt paper between thetwo layers. The car, although built fordouble-end operation, has butone vestibule. On the openend there is no partition orrailing between the passengersand the motorman, but at bothends of the car are end doors,which permit passage fromcar to car. No vestibule doorsare provided, but instead thereis an ingeniously contrivedbar, which is so connectedwith the trap door underneaththat both are raised and low-ered together. The interior of the car, whichis finished in inlay mahogany,is noticeably free from metalfixtures. No registers are em-ployed, and consequently noregister brackets and rods areinstalled, and there are no ven-tilator fittings June 8, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 1039 In each corner of the enclosed portion of the car is alo-in. mirror placed diagonally across the corner. Thereare four short seats placed longitudinally in the remaining seats are 37 ins. long. All are covered withgreen plush. The seats in the open compartment are ofthe slat type. The metal trimmings of the car are all nickel-plated. The car is equipped with Washburn radiating M. C. slotted to take a link. The trucks are the Car Companys 61-A type. They are fitted with34-in. steel tire wheels having 3V2-in. treads and The wheels are mounted on 5^-in. axles. The of the output of this plant will be disposed of along theline to Los Angeles. A very considerable amount of powerwill be utilized in the city of Santa Barbara. The EdisonCompany contemplates building plants Nos. 2, 3 and 4 onthe Kern River, which will aggregate over ioo,ooo hp inaddition to the output of the
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