. The Street railway journal . ledo & Ironton steam railroads. Both of these crossingsare protected by interlocking systems, which also protect theLake Shore & Michigan Southern crossings, one towermantaking care of three lines in each case; one of these crossingsis illustrated. Near Toledo, there are two other crossings pro-tected by derailers, which are thrown by the conductor. built by the Jewett Car Company. The passenger cars are 52ft. over all, 40-ft. body and standard width, with vestibule ateach end. The bottom framing is extra strong, reinforcedwith I-beams. The interior finish is mah
. The Street railway journal . ledo & Ironton steam railroads. Both of these crossingsare protected by interlocking systems, which also protect theLake Shore & Michigan Southern crossings, one towermantaking care of three lines in each case; one of these crossingsis illustrated. Near Toledo, there are two other crossings pro-tected by derailers, which are thrown by the conductor. built by the Jewett Car Company. The passenger cars are 52ft. over all, 40-ft. body and standard width, with vestibule ateach end. The bottom framing is extra strong, reinforcedwith I-beams. The interior finish is mahogany with marque-terie inlay, and the ceiling is of the semi-empire type. Thefront end has a smoking compartment seating sixteen people,while the main compartment seats thirty-eight people. The 764 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXVI. No. 17. seats are of the walkover type upholstered in green are of polished plate glass ornamented in gothics,and have Pantasote curtains with Keeler fixtures. Every car. STANDARD EXPRESS CAR USED ON THE TOLEDO & INDIANA RAILWAY has continuous parcel racks, Van Dorn coupler on rear end,Smith heater and Sterling-Meaker register. The trucks arePeckham M. C. B. 36-A extra heavy type, on which are Tiffin River, on whose bank it is located, is the largest streamon the line, so that in every way it is an ideal location. Thebuilding is of substantial and pleasing design. The boiler roomis 90 ft. x 44 ft., with a clear heightunder roof trusses of 32 ft. The en-gine room is the same length and 56ft. wide; the engine room floor is 8 the boiler room floor, leavinga height to the trusses of 24 ft. Onthe north side at the west end thereis a bay 14 ft. x 45 ft. divided intotwo stories for the reception of theswitchboard apparatus. The base-ment under the engine room is onthe same level as the boiler room, ex-cepting that between the enginefoundations there is a pit for thecondensing machinery 14 ft. belowthe engine room floor. The roo
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