. The Street railway journal . New Cars for the Metropolitan of Kansas Ctty Fifty closed motor cars have recently been built for the Metro-politan Street Railway Company, of Kansas City, Mo., by theSt. Louis Car Company. These have a length over corner postsof 2i ins., with platforms 4 ft. 6 ins. in the extreme. The widthover posts is 7 ft. 10 ins., over the side sills with panels 7 ft. 6 widest part of the car over the water tables is 8 ft. 3 ins. Theplatforms have permanent vestibules with five drop sash. Thedoors are quartered oak ins. thick, with drop sash and twolights. The outsid
. The Street railway journal . New Cars for the Metropolitan of Kansas Ctty Fifty closed motor cars have recently been built for the Metro-politan Street Railway Company, of Kansas City, Mo., by theSt. Louis Car Company. These have a length over corner postsof 2i ins., with platforms 4 ft. 6 ins. in the extreme. The widthover posts is 7 ft. 10 ins., over the side sills with panels 7 ft. 6 widest part of the car over the water tables is 8 ft. 3 ins. Theplatforms have permanent vestibules with five drop sash. Thedoors are quartered oak ins. thick, with drop sash and twolights. The outside is paneled with No. 16 sheet steel. The \en-. NEW CAR FOR KANSAS CITY tilator sash are of oak, seven on each side. There are four guardpipes on the outside of the car, protecting the windows and run-ning the full length of the body. These window guards are of half-inch seamless bronze tubing. The curtains are oakette on springrollers. Hale & Kilburn spring-cushion, canvas-back, rattan seats,covered with the best quality Wilton carpet, are used. The interiorfinish is quartered oak of even color. There are two beveled-edgeplate-glass mirrors on each end of the car. The cars are equippedwith one Hunter sign, and are mounted on DuPont trucks withfenders. The brake staffs have 15^-in. iron hand-wheels. TOP AND BOTTOM VIEWS OF DOUBLE NUT It is a positive lock nut, as well as an improved nut, which willremain indefinitely where placed; it automatically fastens bothbolt and nut absolutely; it is a binding lock nut of immense power,because the greater the strain the firmer the grip; it does not in-jure the bolt and will never slack ba
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