. The Street railway journal . nthis plant are four Aultman & Taylor water tube, 25 hpeach. The pumps are all Deane, made at Holyoke, compressor at this plant furnishes the storage air forbraking the cars on this division. ROLLING STOCK There is considerable variety in the interurban rollingstock of the Detroit United system, although the dif-erences are not as great as might be expected where anumber of different companies have contributed to theconsolidation. None of the interurban cars has been de-signed to carry on anything but a strictly passenger busi-ness, and all have smoking co
. The Street railway journal . nthis plant are four Aultman & Taylor water tube, 25 hpeach. The pumps are all Deane, made at Holyoke, compressor at this plant furnishes the storage air forbraking the cars on this division. ROLLING STOCK There is considerable variety in the interurban rollingstock of the Detroit United system, although the dif-erences are not as great as might be expected where anumber of different companies have contributed to theconsolidation. None of the interurban cars has been de-signed to carry on anything but a strictly passenger busi-ness, and all have smoking compartments in the front. The heaviest interurban car owned by the company is thetype belonging originally to the Detroit & NorthwesternRailway. This car weighs about 33 tons loaded, is 51 all, with 40-ft. body. The width is 8 ft. 9 in. Thesecars seat nineteen in the smoking compartment, and thirtyin the rear compartment, and have closet, hot water heaterand drinking water tank in the left-hand rear corner. Most. EARLY FORM OF RAIL GROOVE SCRAPER ol these cars are mounted on Dupont trucks with , 5-ft. 2-iri. wheel base and 4-i-in. axles. A few haveBrill No. 27 trucks. These cars were built by the G. Car Company. All of the various types of cars used on the DetroitLhiited system are illustrated in this issue, either in thisarticle, or, in a few instances, in the article on interurbanrolling stock. A parlor car built originally for interurban service on
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