. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . vily coated with white lead. Theengine room is located in front, thesmoker being next with toilet in centerbetween the entrance and exit main part of the passenger compart-ment extends from about the center ofthe car to the observation platform atthe rear, the individual seats being ar-ranged along each side at an angle of30 dcg. Outside dimensions of car bodyare as follows: length 40 ft. 4< ins.,width 7 ft. 6 ins., height 9 ft Inside,height 7 ft. 3 ins., width 7 ft. The wood-en
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . vily coated with white lead. Theengine room is located in front, thesmoker being next with toilet in centerbetween the entrance and exit main part of the passenger compart-ment extends from about the center ofthe car to the observation platform atthe rear, the individual seats being ar-ranged along each side at an angle of30 dcg. Outside dimensions of car bodyare as follows: length 40 ft. 4< ins.,width 7 ft. 6 ins., height 9 ft Inside,height 7 ft. 3 ins., width 7 ft. The wood-en frame is covered with 20-gage .sheetsteel plates which are grooved length-wise for stiffening. Engine: Ruda six-cylinder long stroke gasoline motor,model SSU, cylinders cast en bloc, 3J4•n. piston diameter by SA ins. stroke;dO horse-power at rev. per type weight of engine with 152 RAILWAY AND LCJCOMOTIVE ENGINEERIXG May. 1919 regular equipment about 675 : Four pairs, front truck 34 , rear truck 30 ins. , Ijuilt up with wooden rims. lUdNl- \IK\V (i|- MIlTdU I .\K .\ii t;.SSOLlNE PROPELLICD MOTOR IN \N SERVICE. and interlocked spokes. Steel tiresshrunk on rims and otherwise steel tires IVz ins. thick, 4 , . face contour. Cooling sys-tem, water, operated by pump. Bear-ings : self-aligning type ball bear-ings on all axles. Generator: Bosch, con-nected to 12 volt storage battery, , nine persons. Rear compart-ment, including the observation persons. Total weight of car readyto run is 22,540 pounds. Brakes; twoautomobile band type acting on drivingwheels on front truck, regular coachtrain brakes, outside hung, on rear truckwheels, actuated by ratchet handle in en-gine room. Curving radius: Sharpestcurve car will take about 55 ft. base: 24 ft. lOK ins. Speed : About45 miles per hour, maximum. The aforementioned motor car arr
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