. The Street railway journal . uck cars of the usualcurved form. Although the use of sheet-steel panels in place of wood is by no means confined to Indianapolis, theirextensive use there, and employment on cars with straightsides, as well as on curved, makes makes them worthy ofnote. Probably the most common objection heard to the useof sheet-steel panels is that there is more tendency for thepaint to scale and crack off than on wood panels. In refuta-tion of this, Mr. Romelius points to the use of iron dash-boards, and the little trouble experienced with the paint onthem, if proper precaution
. The Street railway journal . uck cars of the usualcurved form. Although the use of sheet-steel panels in place of wood is by no means confined to Indianapolis, theirextensive use there, and employment on cars with straightsides, as well as on curved, makes makes them worthy ofnote. Probably the most common objection heard to the useof sheet-steel panels is that there is more tendency for thepaint to scale and crack off than on wood panels. In refuta-tion of this, Mr. Romelius points to the use of iron dash-boards, and the little trouble experienced with the paint onthem, if proper precautions are taken. In this connectionit may be said that neither the cars at Indianapolis or else-where, where sheet-steel panels are used, show any evidenceof difficulty, in keeping the paint on them. The sheet steelselected should be free from scale, and if a good primingcoat of a primer that will stick well on iron is applied thereis no difficulty in keeping the paint on. When it comes to a question of ability to stand collisions. REAR END OF INDIANAPOLIS CARS
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