. The Street railway journal . er in Minnesota in winter months, the upper seatscould not be utilized in any case. It is interesting to note that it is found that this car willseat forty-eight people on the upper deck, in addition to thecapacity below of fifty-one seated and sixty-five standing. Thisis a remarkable achievement for a 45-ft. car. The entire weightof the car and equipment proves to be only about 26 tons. PART SECTION OF ROOF TO SHOW METAL CARLINE CONSTRUC-TION AND SPECIAL ATTACHMENTS OF UPPER-DECKSIDE-PLATES TO ROOF side post, and provided at the ends with a cast shoe, bolted tot
. The Street railway journal . er in Minnesota in winter months, the upper seatscould not be utilized in any case. It is interesting to note that it is found that this car willseat forty-eight people on the upper deck, in addition to thecapacity below of fifty-one seated and sixty-five standing. Thisis a remarkable achievement for a 45-ft. car. The entire weightof the car and equipment proves to be only about 26 tons. PART SECTION OF ROOF TO SHOW METAL CARLINE CONSTRUC-TION AND SPECIAL ATTACHMENTS OF UPPER-DECKSIDE-PLATES TO ROOF side post, and provided at the ends with a cast shoe, bolted tothe side plate, to provide the firmest bearing. The roof board-ing is, of course, much heavier to withstand the walking there-upon, and the runways at the sides of the deck are providedwith open-rack walkways to protect the roof covering. Thebow roof over the front vestibule, and also the overhang of thedeck roof, is so made as to be removable when the upper deck isused for passengers; the front vestibule is then covered by the. APPEARANCE OF THE NEW TYPE OF CONVERTIBLE DOUBLE-DECK CAR FOR TWIN JCITYRAPID TRANSIT COMPANY special platform, shown above the cross section, in the draw-ing, having a hatch with a stairway, and so arranged as to pro-vide a passage from the stairs to either runway. This affordseasy access to both ends of the seats used upon the upper deck,which are placed crossways on the deck roof. The stairwayruns transversely, as shown in the front elevation, at the rearof the front vestibule, and is accessible only to passengers en-tering at the front of the car. Both front and rear entrancesto the car are made by two-tread steps, and are provided with November 5, 1904.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 839 standard double safety gates, used by the Twin City Company. The height permissible for the upper deck construction waslimited by the overhead line construction, and entrances to carhouses and viaducts. On account of the height required by adouble-deck car in any case, it
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