. The street railway review . ed a new combination car from the Cincinnati Car Co., which isto be one of the largest and finest internrban cars that has yet beenbnilt. The general dimensions of the cars are as follows: Length overbninpers, 6i ft. 6 in.; length over vestibnlcs, 59 ft, 4 in,; center tocenter of trucks, 35 ft.: height from underside of sill to top of roof, dies, sash lifts, etc., will be of Persian brass beaded pattern through-out. The deck and upper sash will be glazed with light green opal-elscent glass, all other glass being 3-16-in. polished plate glass. The smoking compartme
. The street railway review . ed a new combination car from the Cincinnati Car Co., which isto be one of the largest and finest internrban cars that has yet beenbnilt. The general dimensions of the cars are as follows: Length overbninpers, 6i ft. 6 in.; length over vestibnlcs, 59 ft, 4 in,; center tocenter of trucks, 35 ft.: height from underside of sill to top of roof, dies, sash lifts, etc., will be of Persian brass beaded pattern through-out. The deck and upper sash will be glazed with light green opal-elscent glass, all other glass being 3-16-in. polished plate glass. The smoking compartment will be equipped with eight mahoganychairs and one couch, upholstered in genuine dark green Sterlingleather. The ladies compartment will have 15 Hale & Kilburn highback, head roll seats, with oval pedestal base, spring edge seats andupholstered with figured mohair plush. The observation end ofthe car will have two cozy corner seats, upholstered in leather, andeight camp chairs with back rest. Storage space for the camp. PLAN OF SIDE AND FLOOR FRAMING. 9 ft. g in.; height from rail to underside of sill with 37-in. wheels,3 ft. 5 in.; width over grab handles, 8 ft. 10 in.; width over sheath-ing, 8 ft. yM in.; width over sills, 8 ft. 6 in. The cars will be di-vided so as to provide for a baggage compartment, smoking com-partment, buffet, ladies or non-smoking compartment, and an en-closed observation platform. The buffet will be equipped withcooking utensils, range, ice chest, water coolers, lockers for chinaand silver ware and will be in charge of a special floor of the baggage compartment will be of plain oak, while chairs will be provided under the couches in the ladies and smokingcompartments. For lighting inverted dome fi.\turcs with 12-in. holophane globesmounted on swinging brass frames will be used. These frames willcontain five no-volt, i6-c. p lamps each. Three of these will beplaced on the center line of the ceiling in the ladies compartmentand two in t
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