. The Street railway journal . use oflongitudinal seats in the closed part. Peculiar conditionsmay render this necessary, but for long runs the longitudi-nal seat is not altogether desirable. Carsof this class are particularly adapted to thePacific Coast, where practice has shownthat the riders at all seasons of the yearusually divide themselves equally betweenthe open and the closed cars are 37 ft. long and weigh com-plete 40,000 lbs. each. The palace-car, or sleeper, design other side of the entrance comprises a drawing room,sleeping compartment with upper and lower berths
. The Street railway journal . use oflongitudinal seats in the closed part. Peculiar conditionsmay render this necessary, but for long runs the longitudi-nal seat is not altogether desirable. Carsof this class are particularly adapted to thePacific Coast, where practice has shownthat the riders at all seasons of the yearusually divide themselves equally betweenthe open and the closed cars are 37 ft. long and weigh com-plete 40,000 lbs. each. The palace-car, or sleeper, design other side of the entrance comprises a drawing room,sleeping compartment with upper and lower berths, bathroom, dressing room and kitchen. The interior is richlydecorated. The only possible objectionable feature in the shown in Fu 9 may at first sight seem inappropriate in this connection,but with ibe introduction of great elec-tric systems extending over hundredsof miles, the parlor car and the sleeper will undoubtedlybecome necessities, and this car may be taken as oneof the first answers to the question, what shall be the. FIG. 9. —PARLOR AND SLEEPING CAR OF THE UNION TRACTION COMPANY, OF INDIANA design is the central door, which destroys the continuity ofthe side of the car, but adds greatly to its convenience. End en-trances could be provided This, however, is a mere detail of the design
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