. The street railway review . > ELEVATION OF CAR. bottoms of the cars are formed of channel steel. The windows areof plate glass throughout nad arc provided with Pantasote inside finish of the car is mahogany, as arc also the ceilings. Feb. 20, STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 113 and all the trimmings arc of nickel plated hronzc. The cars areprovided with St. Louis Car Cos. patent walk-over seats, coveredwith canvas lined rattan, there being 26 seats in each car. Thecars are mounted on St. Ix>nis Car Cos. No. 47 short wheel basetrucks having solid steel side frames and each ca
. The street railway review . > ELEVATION OF CAR. bottoms of the cars are formed of channel steel. The windows areof plate glass throughout nad arc provided with Pantasote inside finish of the car is mahogany, as arc also the ceilings. Feb. 20, STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 113 and all the trimmings arc of nickel plated hronzc. The cars areprovided with St. Louis Car Cos. patent walk-over seats, coveredwith canvas lined rattan, there being 26 seats in each car. Thecars are mounted on St. Ix>nis Car Cos. No. 47 short wheel basetrucks having solid steel side frames and each car is provided withSt. Louis Car Cos. arc head lights. The general arrangements of are provided with iletachahlc steel friction plates wliirh an- heavyfile-cut and tempered to secure friction on the rails without llie useof sand, and these can be recut until worn out at a small cost. Theshoes arc 14 in. long on the track bearing surface and have n riseof 9 in. Tt is intended that these brakes sbnnld lie applied under llic rear. UIACR.^M (IF FLOOR FRAMINC, ST. LOUIS CAR. the car, showing design of framing and general dimensions, areshown in the accompanying drawings. FRESH EMERGENCY BRAKE. A new type of emergency brake has recently been invented byMr. Henry Fresh, of Cumberland, Md., which is illustrated in theaccompanying engraving. The principal feature of this brakemechanism is what is known as a chock-block which bears equallyupon the wheel and upon the track. In the accompanying illus-tration this block G is shown in position supported by two bars,one of which, called the hanger bar H, is pivoted to the side frameof the truck by a stud which projects through a slotted hole. Theother bar F, which supports the block is fastened to a lug E, pro-jecting from the shaft C, on which is a second lug B, placed at anangle to lug E which serves to regulate the position of the chock-block. The slot on the bar H permits this block to move in a for-ward and upward direction for releasing
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