. Electric railway gazette . sliding type, they are pushedback into the cab ; this, however, does not interferewith the motorman, as the front door is always weight of the car exclusive of the electrical equip-ment is about 20 tons. The car body is 40 feet in lengthover sills and 47 feet 23/i inches over platforms. Itscharacteristic feature is a steel sub-frame, which it wasthought necessary to add so that the car would bestrong enough to pull six loaded 40-foot trailers. Itwas also thought advisable to add extra weight fortraction purposes. The sub-frame is constructed of twonine-i
. Electric railway gazette . sliding type, they are pushedback into the cab ; this, however, does not interferewith the motorman, as the front door is always weight of the car exclusive of the electrical equip-ment is about 20 tons. The car body is 40 feet in lengthover sills and 47 feet 23/i inches over platforms. Itscharacteristic feature is a steel sub-frame, which it wasthought necessary to add so that the car would bestrong enough to pull six loaded 40-foot trailers. Itwas also thought advisable to add extra weight fortraction purposes. The sub-frame is constructed of twonine-inch I beams located immediately under the sidesill of the body. Each motor car is equipped with two motors that areknown as the G. E. 2,000. They are similar in designand construction to the G. E. 800, but of larger capacityand of more substantial construction. The controller issimilar to the type K controller, but modified for theheavier service for which it is to be applied. The trail cars were manufactured by the Pullman. Interior of Motor Car. Palace Car Company, of Chicago, and are designed tofurnish seating capacity for 48 passengers. The exte-rior coloring is the standard Pullman type and the insidefinish is in mahogany with decorated ceilings. All thecars are to be electrically lighted and heated. Theheaters will be supplied by the Central Electric HeatingCompany. The road will resemble in many particulars the In-tramural Railway at the Worlds Fair. As in that road,the current will be conducted by a third rail and will bepicked up by a sliding shoe, which is practically thesame as that used on the cars on the Intramural good contact is maintained by the spring attachment, April 27, 1895. STREET RAILWAY GAZETTE. 165 and very little sparking occurs. Each motor car isequipped with a sliding shoe on either side. If, for ex-ample, the motor car is going- north, the right trolleywill be in circuit. Where a cross-over is to be passed The power station, which is located
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