. The Street railway journal . re placed five to the mile. CAR EQUIPMENTThe car equipment consists of ten motor, two double-truck passenger trail cars, two standard steam road gon-dolas and one box car. Two additional interurban pas-senger cars are to be purchased. Four of the motor carsare small ones with single truck forcity service, and the remainder, withthe exception of a freight car, havedouble trucks and are for interurbanservice. Two of these are 43 ft. longand the remainder 473^ ft. long over freight motor is 49 ft. long overall, has an oval roof and is providedwith longitudin
. The Street railway journal . re placed five to the mile. CAR EQUIPMENTThe car equipment consists of ten motor, two double-truck passenger trail cars, two standard steam road gon-dolas and one box car. Two additional interurban pas-senger cars are to be purchased. Four of the motor carsare small ones with single truck forcity service, and the remainder, withthe exception of a freight car, havedouble trucks and are for interurbanservice. Two of these are 43 ft. longand the remainder 473^ ft. long over freight motor is 49 ft. long overall, has an oval roof and is providedwith longitudinal seats, which may belet down when it is desired to use it inpassenger service. REPAIR SHOPSThe repair shops are located in abrick building adjoining the powerhouse. The greater portion of the building is taken upby three repair tracks without pits. One of these, how-ever, is elevated on a trestle 5 ft. above the ground,to give the advantage of a pit. A brick addition westof the tracks contains machine tools, while the black-. FRONT VIEW OF THE CHOCTAW RAILWAY & LIGHTING COMPANYS CAR HOUSE wall of the compartment. The one high-tension line leav-ing the station consists of three No. 4 copper wires ar-ranged flat on one cross-arm. It continues to Dow, about12 miles east, where a portable sub-station installed in abox car is located. The car is equipped with two trans-formers in one end, a 300-kw rotary converter in the other,and a switchboard in the open space in the center. OVERHEAD CONSTRUCTIONOutside the city limits the single No. 000 trolley wire issupported on brackets. The poles carrying high-tension smith shop is in a detached building in the rear. Theequipment of machine tools consists of a loo-ton wheelpress, 48-in. boring mill, an engine lathe with an 8-ft. bed,and a 14-in. swing, a drill press and an emery grinder. WAY STATIONSStations of a substantial character are located at all ofthe towns. These buildings are usually constructed with thefreight room floor elevated
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