. Electric railway journal . ramento, drawn by a Baldwin-Westinghouse electric loco-motive of 2000-hp capacity. The principal dimensions ofeach car follow: length over the bumpers, 58 ft. 1 in.;width over the sides, in the clear, 10 ft. 3 in.; width in-side, in the clear, 9 ft. 4^ in.; height from track to topof roof, 13 ft.; length of main passenger compartment,27 ft.; length of smoking compartment, 21 ft.; width ofaisle, 2 ft. 8% in., and length of vestibules, 4 ft. 6 car seats sixty passengers. The weight of the bodyis 30,000 lb. All cars are of steel throughout, except that the in-
. Electric railway journal . ramento, drawn by a Baldwin-Westinghouse electric loco-motive of 2000-hp capacity. The principal dimensions ofeach car follow: length over the bumpers, 58 ft. 1 in.;width over the sides, in the clear, 10 ft. 3 in.; width in-side, in the clear, 9 ft. 4^ in.; height from track to topof roof, 13 ft.; length of main passenger compartment,27 ft.; length of smoking compartment, 21 ft.; width ofaisle, 2 ft. 8% in., and length of vestibules, 4 ft. 6 car seats sixty passengers. The weight of the bodyis 30,000 lb. All cars are of steel throughout, except that the in-terior trim is of mahogany. The outside and end sills ofthe bottom framing are of 7-in. channels; the sub-framesills, running under the entire length of car, are of The cross-framing consists of 5-in. channels,resting on and securely fastened by means of steel anglesto the two I-beams. The bottom framing is braced with. The windows in the main passenger compartment havethe upper part stationary and the lower parts to Globe ventilators are installed on the roof withopenings into the passenger compartments and into thelavatory provided at each end of the car. The hard-ware throughout is of polished brass. The seats, accom-modating two passengers each, are upholstered in plush, andof the walkover type. The vestibules, fully inclosed, haveoutside doors and step traps. A motormans compartmentis located on the right-hand side at each end of the windows in these compartments are made to dropinto pockets. Interior View of Steel Car for Oakland, Antioch & EasternRailway jHs-in. x 3-in. steel strips, which are secured to the outsidesills. The body framing consists of 3-in. channels, rest-ing on top of the outside sills and fastened by doublesteel angles. The car siding is of No. 10 gage sheet steelriveted to the outside sills, side posts and top plates. Theroof is of No. 12 gage shee
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