. The Street railway journal . bitants. Carthage has a population of3500, and is the county seat of Hamilton County. *-¥* HANDSOME INTERURBAN CARS FOR PHILADELPHIA &WEST CHESTER TRACTION COMPANY Seven fine interurban cars are now being placed on thelines of the Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Company,which connect the suburban towns of West Chester, Clifton,Garrettford, Llanerch and Ardmore with the .surface, subwayand elevated lines of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company has recently reconstructed its entire system to to the most advanced forms of interurban equipment. As w
. The Street railway journal . bitants. Carthage has a population of3500, and is the county seat of Hamilton County. *-¥* HANDSOME INTERURBAN CARS FOR PHILADELPHIA &WEST CHESTER TRACTION COMPANY Seven fine interurban cars are now being placed on thelines of the Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Company,which connect the suburban towns of West Chester, Clifton,Garrettford, Llanerch and Ardmore with the .surface, subwayand elevated lines of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company has recently reconstructed its entire system to to the most advanced forms of interurban equipment. As willbe seen in the illustrations, graceful design is combined withpowerful construction; but the cars themselves must be seento have an adequate idea of their splendid appearance. Theexteriors are painted a rich maroon with simple stripings ingold leaf. Below the windows the sides and vestibuled endsare sheated with steel. It is hard to conceive a more gracefularch than is embodied in the upper part of the twin windows. e^f/*;.?^ A SIDE VIEW OF THE HANDSOME INTERURBAN CAR ADOPTED BY THE PHILADELPHIA& MEST CHESTER TRACTION COMPANY meet the demands of a rapidly increasing population to thewest and northwest of the city. The cars, which were built by the J. G. Brill Company,show very clearly that the policy of the railway is to provideits patrons with all the luxury, as well as comfort, possible tiling. INTERIOR OF INTERURBAN CAR FOR THE PHILADELPHIA &WEST CHESTER TRACTION COMPANY and the ventilator sashes. The effect is heightened by thearched row of green art glass in small diamond sections, set inthe leaded glass of the window heads, and the same kind ofglass is entirely used for the ventilators. In the interiors alight-green tinted dome of empire style, decorated with goldfestoons of ribbon, contrasts pleasantly with the rich darkred of vermilion wood, which constitutes the interior woodwork is richly and simply carved and inlaid, and thebronze trim substantially an
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