. Electric railway journal . ngement consists of seven transversecherry slat reversible-back seats with 36-in. cushionsfor two passengers on one side of the aisle, and on theother seven single seats, with 18-in. cushions, of thesame general type, giving a total seating capacity oftwenty-one passengers. All seats are constructed withthe Brill Winner mechanism and have one-piecepressed steel pedestal and aisle plates. The slats inboth the cushions and backs are so arranged that alter-nately there are dark and light slats, giving the seatsomewhat of a unique appearance. The trucks, No. 21-E, on w
. Electric railway journal . ngement consists of seven transversecherry slat reversible-back seats with 36-in. cushionsfor two passengers on one side of the aisle, and on theother seven single seats, with 18-in. cushions, of thesame general type, giving a total seating capacity oftwenty-one passengers. All seats are constructed withthe Brill Winner mechanism and have one-piecepressed steel pedestal and aisle plates. The slats inboth the cushions and backs are so arranged that alter-nately there are dark and light slats, giving the seatsomewhat of a unique appearance. The trucks, No. 21-E, on which these cars aremounted, are constructed for 3-ft. 3^-in. track gage, andhave 7-ft. wheelbase and 31i-in. diameter wheels. Asubstantial wooden wheel guard extends completelyaround the truck. Welding a Cracked Bolster THE bolster shown in the accompanying illustrationwas cracked in a collision of cars on the Seattle& Rainier Valley Railway. At first it was thought thatthe car would have to be retired from service until. Repairing a Cracked Bolster another bolster could be obtained from the East. How-ever, the Prest-O-Lite outfit soon repaired the crackand the eost of the outfit was saved by this onerepair job. The repaired bolster has now been in service for overa year with no signs of failure. December 17, 1921 Electric Railway Journal 1075 Efficiently Arranged Wood-WorkingShop Increases Output Second Avenue Railroad, New York City, Has Enlarged ItsWood-Working Shop, Installed Additional Up-to-Date Machinery and Provided an EfficientLighting System WHEN the Second Avenue Railroad of New YorkCity began its program of reconstruction and re-modeling of rolling stock, as described in the ElectricRailway Journal for Feb. 19, 1921, it was badly handi-capped by the lack of wood-working facilities. A fewsaws of various types and wood-working benches ar-ranged along the wall next to the windows constitutedthe entire wood-working equipment. Realizing that thepreparation of material fo
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