. Electric railway journal . Express Car for Automobiles—Side View, Showing WideSide Doors Length over all 60 ft. 0 in. Length of body 58 ft. 4 in. Width over all 8 ft. in. Distance between center pins 37 ft. 0 in. Diameter of wheels 35 in. Length, wheel base 6 ft. 6 in. Weight of car body only 30,000 1b. Weight of two trucks 1b. Weight of electrical equipment 17,200 1b. Weight of air-brake equipment 2,200 lb. Weight of miscellaneous equipment 500 1b. Total weight of car completely equipped 64,900 1b. A very complete set of operating equipment is mountedin the cab, including the master
. Electric railway journal . Express Car for Automobiles—Side View, Showing WideSide Doors Length over all 60 ft. 0 in. Length of body 58 ft. 4 in. Width over all 8 ft. in. Distance between center pins 37 ft. 0 in. Diameter of wheels 35 in. Length, wheel base 6 ft. 6 in. Weight of car body only 30,000 1b. Weight of two trucks 1b. Weight of electrical equipment 17,200 1b. Weight of air-brake equipment 2,200 lb. Weight of miscellaneous equipment 500 1b. Total weight of car completely equipped 64,900 1b. A very complete set of operating equipment is mountedin the cab, including the master controller and air-brakeequipment. The cab equipment is unique in that the cut-out cocks for the air system are placed inside of the carinstead of underneath as is usual. This makes it a very. Express Car for Automobiles—Interior View, Showing Adjustable Posts, and Rear View, Showing Arrangement for Full-Width Opening To provide comfort for the trainmen at low temperatures,a Peter Smith forced hot-air heater has been installed. Theheat is carried over the entire length of the car body inmetal ducts placed under the roof. The electrical and air-brake equipments are the Westing-house design. For propulsion four Westinghouse No. 304commutating-pole, 90-hp railway motors are used. Thistype was selected for the heavy service incident to inter-urban freight and express operation. These motors are convenient arrangement for the motorman. The location ofthe sand box is such as to afford a seat for the motorman. Fenders are painted in Portland, Ore., by being dippedin a tank, and to reduce the amount of paint which wouldhave to be used to fill the tank, the tank is half filled withwater before the paint is poured in. As the paint is nearerthe top, the fender emerges covered with p
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