. The Street railway journal . OF ALTERED UNDERFRAME UPON WHICH CAR-BODY RESTS. STANDARD SI RAM CAR NOW E( > 11111ED WITH MOTORS control is by the Sprague-Thomson-Houston multiple-unitsystem. The weights of the train, unloaded, are as follows: Complete seven-coach train 383,620 lbs. Single motor coach 83,880 lbs. Single trailer coach 42,052 lbs. Each train has a seating capacity for 400 passengers, di-vided between 280 third-class passengers and 120 first-class. The length over buffers of the complete seven-coach train,coupled, is 289 ft. 7 ins. The height to top of roof fromsurface of runn
. The Street railway journal . OF ALTERED UNDERFRAME UPON WHICH CAR-BODY RESTS. STANDARD SI RAM CAR NOW E( > 11111ED WITH MOTORS control is by the Sprague-Thomson-Houston multiple-unitsystem. The weights of the train, unloaded, are as follows: Complete seven-coach train 383,620 lbs. Single motor coach 83,880 lbs. Single trailer coach 42,052 lbs. Each train has a seating capacity for 400 passengers, di-vided between 280 third-class passengers and 120 first-class. The length over buffers of the complete seven-coach train,coupled, is 289 ft. 7 ins. The height to top of roof fromsurface of running rails is 11 ft. 6 ins. The under side of thefloor of the coach is 14 ins. above the center plate of thetrucks. The original trucks, which are of the Fox pressedsteel type with 7-ft. wheel base, 5-in. axles and 40^-in. Man-sel wheels, have been retained under the trailer coaches. vacuum brakes, formerly in useon these trains, and a hand brakeis also provided in each drivingcompartment. The air com-pressors used are the B. T. type. The underframes of all thecars ar
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