. The Street railway journal . he type of car turnished by the J. G. BrillCompany, for the Catherine & Bainbridge Streets line isgiven in Fig. 13. These cars, which are very handsome,are sixteen feet long in body and six feet six inches atsill, and are finished on the inside with burl ash panelsand decorated veneer ceilings. The seats are upholstered 8 THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. X. No. i. with plush covered cushions, and the cars are mounted onBrill No. 21 independent, rigid motor trucks with six footsix inch wheel base, and thirty-three inch wheels. Theplatforms measure four feet from
. The Street railway journal . he type of car turnished by the J. G. BrillCompany, for the Catherine & Bainbridge Streets line isgiven in Fig. 13. These cars, which are very handsome,are sixteen feet long in body and six feet six inches atsill, and are finished on the inside with burl ash panelsand decorated veneer ceilings. The seats are upholstered 8 THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. X. No. i. with plush covered cushions, and the cars are mounted onBrill No. 21 independent, rigid motor trucks with six footsix inch wheel base, and thirty-three inch wheels. Theplatforms measure four feet from end panels to crownrails. The Brill gate and Brill patented ratchet brakehandles are portions of the equipment. The cars, whichthe Brill company is now under contract with the Phila-delphia Traction Company to deliver, are identically thesame as the above, except that the length of the body willbe eighteen feet. Motors.—The electrical equipment for all of the carswas furnished by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufact-. FIG. 13.—PHILADELPHIA TRACTION CAR—J. G. BRILL CO uring Company, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Each car is fitted withtwo Westinghouse single reduction motors, together withthe controlling stands, switches, lighting arrester, fusebox, incandescent lamps and other parts which go to makeup a complete equipment. The Westinghouse singlereduction motor is so well known that an extended de-scription of it is unnecessary. It may be said, however,that its reputation for reliability, strength and efficiencyhad an important bearing upon its selection by the Phila-delphia Traction Company. An important feature of theWestinghouse motor, it will be remembered, is the man-ner in which the field is constructed in two halves, whichare hinged to a frame. This arrangement secures thegreatest accessibility, while the frame holds the armatureshaft and the axle parallel, thereby assuring always aneven meshing of the gears. The armature of the motor isof the drum type, and the winding
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