. Electric railway journal . two games at Hedley field. 1030 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLIII, No. 19. Changes in Car Design at Albany The New Semi-Steel Pay-Within Cars of the United Traction Company Are a Wide Departure from an EarlierFlush Platform Design for Suburban Service—Experiences with the Old Cars and the Advantageous Features of the New Ones Are Described During 1907 the United Traction Company, Albany,N. Y., installed for service between Albany and Troytwenty-five easy-access cars with flush platforms, air-operated doors and double folding steps. This car wasdescribed in the S
. Electric railway journal . two games at Hedley field. 1030 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLIII, No. 19. Changes in Car Design at Albany The New Semi-Steel Pay-Within Cars of the United Traction Company Are a Wide Departure from an EarlierFlush Platform Design for Suburban Service—Experiences with the Old Cars and the Advantageous Features of the New Ones Are Described During 1907 the United Traction Company, Albany,N. Y., installed for service between Albany and Troytwenty-five easy-access cars with flush platforms, air-operated doors and double folding steps. This car wasdescribed in the Street Railway Journal for Jan. 18,1908. This design did not prove satisfactory becausethe double step and the fully partitioned cab for the door which is 40% in. wide. On the reconstructed carsthe conductor stands with his back to the vestibule andwith the cash box in front of him. GENERAL DIMENSIONS AND FRAMING OF NEW CARS The twelve new double-end cars are of pay-withindesign and were built by the Cincinnati Car Albany Cars—Latest Prepayment Design Without Bulkheads; Vestibules Opened to Show Grooved Posts Into Which the Bufferless Folding Doors Make an Air-Tight Fit motorman prevented maximum speed in loading and un-loading. Furthermore, the steps could not be cheaplymaintained to fold up completely with the closing ofthe door. These cars are now being rebuilt. In thefirst two the cab bulkhead and doors were removed, theplatforms were dropped and fixed steps were substitutedfor folding ones. While the last change is not con-sistent with the practice adopted for its new cars, thecompany believes that the omission of all possible hand-holes on the outside of this car makes it impossible evenfor a small boy to get on the step after the door isclosed. The sliding doors are now manually operatedby means of a vertical handle similar to the reverselever in the cab of a steam locomotive. With a travelof only 7 in. this lever permits the easy control of a As they have n
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