. The Street railway journal . FIG. 3.—FLOOR FRAMING OF CANTON & AKRON CARS ash. These are spaced in such a way as to bring thewindows in pairs with a double post between them. Thesingle posts are made in two pieces with the tie-rods run-ning in the center. The sides of the car are built in a man-. FIG. 4.—INTERIOR OF CANTON & AKRON CAR ner which is becoming generally popular, with insidesheathing laid horizontally, and this in turn covered bynarrow fatched stuff put on vertically. Owing to the great length of this car, which is 35 ft. secured by a large plate iron washer, but has what is unco
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 3.—FLOOR FRAMING OF CANTON & AKRON CARS ash. These are spaced in such a way as to bring thewindows in pairs with a double post between them. Thesingle posts are made in two pieces with the tie-rods run-ning in the center. The sides of the car are built in a man-. FIG. 4.—INTERIOR OF CANTON & AKRON CAR ner which is becoming generally popular, with insidesheathing laid horizontally, and this in turn covered bynarrow fatched stuff put on vertically. Owing to the great length of this car, which is 35 ft. secured by a large plate iron washer, but has what is uncom-mon, a good anchorage on a special metal post. It may benoted here that in a large part of the cars where a windowtruss is used it is of no possible value. In many cases itsonly supports at the points where the greatest strain comesupon it are a couple of insignificant wood screws and ashoulder of wood no thicker than itself. These cars, which were built by the St. Louis Car Com-pany, are mounted on the St. Louis Car Companys high-speed motor trucks. They have a 6-ft. wheel-base, 6-in. axles and 33-in. steel tired wheels. The equip-ment consists of four General Electric No. 52 (75-hp)motors, with multiple-unit control. The weight of the carbody, motor and trucks complete and
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