. Electric railway journal . at a height of 17 in. abovethe street, but ordinarily the distance will be but a fewinches, since most passengers will enter from the side-walk level. No drop platforms were necessary with thislow body level. The entrance and exit at the front arecontrolled by means of the manually operated foldingdoor located in the customary position at the front right-hand corner. The door operates in the stationary stepwell and folds inward toward the front when shut it entirely incloses the step. An emergencyhinged door swinging toward the front will be locatedeither
. Electric railway journal . at a height of 17 in. abovethe street, but ordinarily the distance will be but a fewinches, since most passengers will enter from the side-walk level. No drop platforms were necessary with thislow body level. The entrance and exit at the front arecontrolled by means of the manually operated foldingdoor located in the customary position at the front right-hand corner. The door operates in the stationary stepwell and folds inward toward the front when shut it entirely incloses the step. An emergencyhinged door swinging toward the front will be locatedeither at the center of the rear end of the car or atthe rear right-hand corner, according to the desires ofthe purchaser. The body is electrically illuminated andheated. The upper part of the sash is stationary, whilethe lower part can be raised to the level of the visionline, a distance of about 50 in. above the floor level. The motive power consists of two 25-hp., 600-voltmotors of either Westinghouse or General Electric Electric Railway Journal Two Views of the Underslung, Long Wheblbase St. Louis Trollicar. Insert Shows the Pair op Swiveled Trolley Wheels 1026 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 58, No. 24 The motor units, connected in tandem, are mountedunderneath the chassis approximately half way betweenthe front and rear axles. A full universal joint con-nects the two motors as well as the rear motor withthe drive shaft. A worm gear is used to transmit thetorque to the rear axle. The control equipment,rheostats, switches, etc., are mounted underneath thehood as was done with the Packard trolley bus, whichwas adapted from a gasoline truck. The control equip-ment consists of a pedal-operated master controllerconnected to a motor-control sequence switch, whichautomatically operates the magnetic line breaker andrheostat switches. The master controller is arrangedto provide two running speeds through action of thepedal, making it unnecessary for the operator to notchup the contr
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