. The Street railway journal . orize the holding of a hearing. This wasdone, and July 13 was set as the date for the hearing. June 29, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 1177 EXPRESS CARS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA & WESTERNRAILROAD Announcement has already been made in this publica-tion of the formal opening of the Philadelphia & WesternRailroad. This brief description of the express cars usedbuilt recently by the St. Louis Car Company may be of in-terest. The cars are 50 ft. long over all, 9 ft. wide, and havethe steam coach type of hood. The side sills are made of pilots, which are of the locomotive
. The Street railway journal . orize the holding of a hearing. This wasdone, and July 13 was set as the date for the hearing. June 29, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 1177 EXPRESS CARS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA & WESTERNRAILROAD Announcement has already been made in this publica-tion of the formal opening of the Philadelphia & WesternRailroad. This brief description of the express cars usedbuilt recently by the St. Louis Car Company may be of in-terest. The cars are 50 ft. long over all, 9 ft. wide, and havethe steam coach type of hood. The side sills are made of pilots, which are of the locomotive type, are fitted withsnow plows. As the road is operated by a third rail, thetrucks are provided with third-rail contacts. Trolley con-nections are also provided. All of the wiring of the car isin conduit. ^.^^ HAULING A TWENTY-THREE CAR CIRCUS TRAIN The Sells-Floto Circus train was taken over the Spokane& Inland division of the Inland Empire System, of Spokane,Wash., on Sunday, June 8, the circus being hauled from. BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS CAR FOR THE PHILADELPHIA & WESTERN KAiLRuAD 5-in. X 8-in. long-leaf yellow pine timbers and reinforcedwith steel channels. The center sills are of 6-in., i23 with wood fillers. The interior is one large com- Palouse, Whitman County, to Spokane, a distance of 76miles. This is the first instance of a circus being trans-ported by electric f)Ower in the Northwest. The circus con-
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