. The Street railway journal . ging 4000 miles undei severe service,and that so far as he can see they answer all the requirements. July 7, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 43 NEW LIMITED SERVICE FOR LAKE SHORE ELECTRIC The Lake Shore Electric Railway has experienced such atremendous growth in its limited business from Cleveland toToledo that it has not only increased the number of trainsfrom three to five a day each way, but since June 15 it hasoperated the cars in trains. This was made possible by therecent delivery of five very fine cars built by the Niles Car empire type. The seats are Hale
. The Street railway journal . ging 4000 miles undei severe service,and that so far as he can see they answer all the requirements. July 7, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 43 NEW LIMITED SERVICE FOR LAKE SHORE ELECTRIC The Lake Shore Electric Railway has experienced such atremendous growth in its limited business from Cleveland toToledo that it has not only increased the number of trainsfrom three to five a day each way, but since June 15 it hasoperated the cars in trains. This was made possible by therecent delivery of five very fine cars built by the Niles Car empire type. The seats are Hale & Kilburn high head rollupholstered in leather. The toilet rooms are finished withwhite tile. The cars are fitted with Van Dorn draw-bars andcouplers, enabling them to take a 35-ft. radius curve in have Nichols-Lintern air sanders, and are heated withRadiant hot-water heaters. They are mounted on BaldwinLocomotive Companys high-speed interurban M. C. , fitted with Standard forged and rolled steel wheels. Lenglh over Buffers 50 if End 4(l f Vestibules 4!l 9 3f^ ;> Centers of Trucks 58 i>i Wheel Base Width over all s Panels 8 4 Height of Body 9 4 „ ! over all of_3ody \i 8 ■+^^ Trolley Board 12n Street ELEVATION, END VIEW AND PLAN OF LIMITED SERVICE CAR FOR THE LAKE SHORE ELECTRIC RAILWAY & Manufacturing Company, which are especially designed fortrain operation. The half-tone illustration herewith showsfive of the cars as recently delivered to the company on theirown wheels. Five more of these cars will be delivered bythe same manufacturer within the next thirty days. 373/2 ins. in diameter. The axles are 6 ins. diameter, and thegears are solid sJA-in. face. Each car is fitted with tourWestinghouse No. 121 motors developing 85 hp, and is con-trolled by the Type M automatic feed, and they have West-insfhouse train-control air brakes and Peacock emerge acv
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