. The Street railway journal . ga total seating capacity of forty-two. Each side sill is built up of one 7-in. channel, one ^-in. angle, one ^-in. x 24-in. steel truss plate with Georgia pinefilling strips. The center sill, eye-beams and all cross sillsand braces for the entire bottom framing, are also of steelas shown on the plan. The flooring is of Georgia pitch pine. Molding for wirin with the foot at each end bolted to the top rail. The roofis painted with thick white lead, and all the nail holes, screwholes and joints are puttied and covered with No. 8 cottonduck laid in white lead
. The Street railway journal . ga total seating capacity of forty-two. Each side sill is built up of one 7-in. channel, one ^-in. angle, one ^-in. x 24-in. steel truss plate with Georgia pinefilling strips. The center sill, eye-beams and all cross sillsand braces for the entire bottom framing, are also of steelas shown on the plan. The flooring is of Georgia pitch pine. Molding for wirin with the foot at each end bolted to the top rail. The roofis painted with thick white lead, and all the nail holes, screwholes and joints are puttied and covered with No. 8 cottonduck laid in white lead and covered with three coats. The dasher steel is of No. 12 B. & S. gage, one piece onthe side and one piece on the front. The step openings areenclosed with doors of the standard steam road type. Tliestep openings are closed by a trap door furnishedby the O. M. Edwards Company, of Syracuse, N. Y. Thetreads are of second-growth white ash 1%-in. thick, facedwith I in. of half-round iron, secured to malleable iron hang- Oak. Street FIG. 2.—PART HORIZONTAL SECTION OF THE SCHENECTADY CAR 3^4 ins- wide by % ins. thick, is secured to the sills with flat-head screws, and has four trap doors for securing access tothe motors. There are two steel bolsters and four chafingirons per car in addition to steel bumpers, consisting of 6 beams. The doors and side posts are of white ashtenoned, leaded and secured by strap bolts. The body fram-ing, such as center rib rails, window rails and belts, side andcorner posts, drip and guard rails, letter boards, side and endribs are of white oak secured with pins and with all tenons orinter-locks leaded. The roof frame is of white ash, and the roof is strengthenedwith concealed 5^-in. steel rafters. The latter are so placed asto receive the strain of the trolley apparatus to the best ad-tage, and are forged to the shape of the roof in a solid piece ers, and provided with a back fender or riser which preventsthe passengers foot f
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