. The Street railway journal . Railway Association who visitedAlbany during convention week were interested in the excellentequipment and service of the United Traction Company. Thecar shown in the accompanying cut is one of ten recently builtby the J. G. Brill Company. It is somewhat unusual in a carof this length to have the roof of steam car form, but with thestyle of vestibule used it is very appropriate, and undoubtedlyadds to the strength, longitudinally, of the upper doors give entrance to the vestibules on one side only,the other side being solidly paneled. The window
. The Street railway journal . Railway Association who visitedAlbany during convention week were interested in the excellentequipment and service of the United Traction Company. Thecar shown in the accompanying cut is one of ten recently builtby the J. G. Brill Company. It is somewhat unusual in a carof this length to have the roof of steam car form, but with thestyle of vestibule used it is very appropriate, and undoubtedlyadds to the strength, longitudinally, of the upper doors give entrance to the vestibules on one side only,the other side being solidly paneled. The windows of vesti-bules and at sides of car are arranged to drop into seats are placed longitudinally, and afford seating forthirty-six passengers. The interiors are handsomely finishedin cherry with ceilings of decorated quartered oak. The general dimensions of the cars are as follows: Lengthover end panels, 28 ft.; length over crown pieces and vestibulesheathing, 37 ft. 5 ins.; from panel over vestibule, 4 ft. 8V2 ins.;. NEW CAR FOR ALBANY width over sills, 7 ft. 3^2 ins.; over posts at belt, 7 ft. 10 ins.;sweep of posts, t>% ms- > Size °f sde sills, 4% ins. x 6-)4 ins.;end sills, the same; sill plates, y2 in. x 6 ins.; thickness ofcorner posts, 3% his., and of side posts, 2% ins. The cars arefurnished with angle-iron bumpers, Dedenda gongs andratchet brake handles of the builders make. The trucks areBrill 27-G, with 4-ft. wheel base, 4-in. axles and equipped withtwo 30-hp motors each. The directors of the Trinidad Electric Company, Ltd., havesubmitted to the shareholders of the company the first reportand statement of assets and liabilities as of Dec. 31, 1902, andthe profit and loss account from June 1, 1901, the date whenthe purchased properties were taken over, until Dec. 31, net earnings of the company during the period of con-struction, as is shown by the profit and loss account, have beensufficient to pay the bond interest and leave a balance of$3,
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