. Electric railway journal . ront window. These work on thesame levers and in precisely the same manner as dothose of the conductor. The door opening is 52 in. On some lines where thetraffic is well distributed and where there are no congested boarding or alighting points, it has been con-sidered wise to uss only one-half of the door duringcold weather. This has been accomplished by simplyloosening a nut on one engine lever and placing a steelstrip across the top of the door to hold it firmly inposition. The door operation is interlocked with thecontrol circuit so that when doors are open the
. Electric railway journal . ront window. These work on thesame levers and in precisely the same manner as dothose of the conductor. The door opening is 52 in. On some lines where thetraffic is well distributed and where there are no congested boarding or alighting points, it has been con-sidered wise to uss only one-half of the door duringcold weather. This has been accomplished by simplyloosening a nut on one engine lever and placing a steelstrip across the top of the door to hold it firmly inposition. The door operation is interlocked with thecontrol circuit so that when doors are open the poweris cut out and the car cannot be started. The stepsoperate in conjunction with the doors, the height fromrail to first step being 14 in., from step to vestibulefloor 14 in., from vestibule floor to car floor 9 in., andthere is a 3-in. ramp in the car floor. The cars are of semi-convertible steel construction 40ft. over-all length and 8 ft. 3 in. over-all width, witha seating capacity of forty-six. The Hale & Kilburn.
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