. Report of the Electric Railway Test Commission to the president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition . ains on Burrowes fixtures. All inside paneling is ofmahogany. The car is fitted with the usual motormans gages, conductorssignal bells, and passengers push-button signals. There areeleven of the St. Louis Car Companys latest type of cross-seatson the left-hand side and ten on the right-hand side. There arealso two seats at the rear of the car to fill the remaining space,making twenty-three seats in all. The two rear seats holdthree passengers each, and the total seating capacity is forty-ei
. Report of the Electric Railway Test Commission to the president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition . ains on Burrowes fixtures. All inside paneling is ofmahogany. The car is fitted with the usual motormans gages, conductorssignal bells, and passengers push-button signals. There areeleven of the St. Louis Car Companys latest type of cross-seatson the left-hand side and ten on the right-hand side. There arealso two seats at the rear of the car to fill the remaining space,making twenty-three seats in all. The two rear seats holdthree passengers each, and the total seating capacity is forty-eight passengers. There are two sand boxes, also of the St. Louis Car Companyspattern. The sand-operating device consists of a vertical levermounted on the platform, the same fixture also carrying a secondlever for use in operating the fenders. These levers have anangle iron stop which also carries the fender lifting lever. Thehand brake staff is made of l|-inch round Norway iron, and isprovided with a ratchet brake wheel at the top, and a twist brakechain at the bottom. SERVICE TESTS OF ELECTRIC CARS. 52 ELECTRIC RAILWAY TEST COMMISSION Trucks and Running trucks of this car are of the No. 25 double-truck type,built in the shops of the St. Louis Transit Company for its owncars. A photographic view of a truck, such as those under »r-—. • ■ , ,«^^-> i^-ymi^ ^y ^t^^^ ^?* mm -^^.gM •^ jiip/ ^s 1 HH IH 1 HHH F/g. 13. — Tmck of St. Louis Transit Company, Car No. 2600. Car No. 2600, is shown in Fig. 13, while Fig. 14 gives a dia-grammatic view of its general construction. Some of the general dimensions and data for each truck arethe following:— Gage of wheels 4 feet 10 inches. Height of center plate above rail without car body . 2 feet 2J of side bearings above rail, car body loaded ... 2 feet 2| inches. Wheel base 4 feet 6 inches. Weight of truck 6,500 pounds. Axles, diameter at center . 4 , diameter at wheel seat 4 of mot
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