. The Street railway journal . mss-. INTEKIOR OF FREIGHT CAR sions which would permit its operations over Milwaukee citystreets. These dimensions are : Length over all 51 ft. 6 ins. Length over vestibule 50 ft. 6 ins. Width over all 8 ft. 6 ins. Width over sheathing 8 ft. 4l/2 ins. Height from under side of sill to top of roof 8 ft. 7^8 ins. Truck centers 29 ft. 1 in. From the foregoing description it will be seen that the car issuch that its owner can live on it in comfort for any length oftime, just as on any private steam railroad palace. One thing which neither the description nor the illu
. The Street railway journal . mss-. INTEKIOR OF FREIGHT CAR sions which would permit its operations over Milwaukee citystreets. These dimensions are : Length over all 51 ft. 6 ins. Length over vestibule 50 ft. 6 ins. Width over all 8 ft. 6 ins. Width over sheathing 8 ft. 4l/2 ins. Height from under side of sill to top of roof 8 ft. 7^8 ins. Truck centers 29 ft. 1 in. From the foregoing description it will be seen that the car issuch that its owner can live on it in comfort for any length oftime, just as on any private steam railroad palace. One thing which neither the description nor the illustrationcan make clear, however, is the beauty of the various woodsused for the interior finish. These must be seen to be appre-ciated. Undoubtedly the car will be inspected with a great dealof interest at St. Louis this fall. SIDE VIEW OF FREIGHT CAR FOR PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION cedent field for service of this character. Equipped with pow-erful wrought steel cranes at each side door, heavy pieces ofmaterial may be conveniently h
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