. Electric railway journal . Model of Proposed Brooklyn Subway Car, Showing Arrangement of Three Pairs of Side Doors pany proposes to use for subway service. General plansfor this car were filed for approval with the Public ServiceCommission, First District, New York, Aug. 19, 1913. Anelevation and seating plan of this design were published inthe Electric Railway Journal for Dec. 30, 1911. In sending out its invitation, the company stated that itwould appreciate any suggestions which would improvestill further the facilities which this multi-side door caroffers to the public, more particularly
. Electric railway journal . Model of Proposed Brooklyn Subway Car, Showing Arrangement of Three Pairs of Side Doors pany proposes to use for subway service. General plansfor this car were filed for approval with the Public ServiceCommission, First District, New York, Aug. 19, 1913. Anelevation and seating plan of this design were published inthe Electric Railway Journal for Dec. 30, 1911. In sending out its invitation, the company stated that itwould appreciate any suggestions which would improvestill further the facilities which this multi-side door caroffers to the public, more particularly as regards the seat-ing arrangement, ease of entrance and exit, lighting, com-fort of the seats and plan of interior decoration. Views of. Interior of Proposed Brooklyn Subway Car, Showing Seat-ing Arrangement the exterior and interior of the dummy car are presentedin the accompanying halftones. Although three pairs ofdoors are provided on each side, it is proposed to operateonly the center pair during the light hours. All doors willbe pneumatically controlled by the guard, who will be ele- The following comparisons are made by the New YorkMunicipal Railway between its proposed car and that nowused in the subway service of the Interborough RapidTransit Company: InterboroN. Y. Mvn. Ry. SubwayCar Car Length 67 ft. 51 ft. S in. Width 10 ft. 8 ft. 8j£ in. Seats: In rush hours 78 persons 44 persons In non-rush hours 98 persons 46 persons Average walk per passenger from seat to .82% in. 90 in. Length of train (eight cars) 538 ft. 4 in. 513 ft. 5 in. Total space in train available for .4,711 3,702 sq. ft. The company estimates that with a train load of 1200persons, that now carried in the present te
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