. The Street railway journal . two motors of 25 hp capacityeach were installed on each car. The cars are finished inash with ceilings of three-ply birch. The chief dimensionsare as follows; Length over crown pieces, 30 ft. 6^ ins.;over sills, including sheathing, 7 ft. 3 ins.; over posts atseat ends, 8 ft. J/^ in.; height from floor to ceiling, 8 ft.; EXTERIOR OF SEMI-COXVJiRTIBLE CAR FOR WEST CHESTER Chester over the companys southerly branch, a dis-tance of about 13 miles. The total trackage of the systemis 28 miles. The rolling stock now comprises eighteensemi-convertible cars, the standard
. The Street railway journal . two motors of 25 hp capacityeach were installed on each car. The cars are finished inash with ceilings of three-ply birch. The chief dimensionsare as follows; Length over crown pieces, 30 ft. 6^ ins.;over sills, including sheathing, 7 ft. 3 ins.; over posts atseat ends, 8 ft. J/^ in.; height from floor to ceiling, 8 ft.; EXTERIOR OF SEMI-COXVJiRTIBLE CAR FOR WEST CHESTER Chester over the companys southerly branch, a dis-tance of about 13 miles. The total trackage of the systemis 28 miles. The rolling stock now comprises eighteensemi-convertible cars, the standard car measuring 28 ft. overthe body. The vestibule window rail in the new cars is a continua-tion of the side window rail, which gives a well-finishedappearance to the car ends. The accompanying illustra-tion shows a heavy molding running alongside the car towhich the canvas of the roof is fastened; this feature alsois a new departure for interurban cars of this type. Thesmoking compartment occupies the space of three > INTERIOR OF CENTER-AISLE OPEN CAR from track to under side of sills, 26 3/16 ins.; side sills,4^ ins. X 7^ ins.; sill plates, 8 ins. x ^ in. The companyat present operates thirty-one cars over 31 miles of trackon regular schedule. During the winter 22-ft. closed carswith longitudinal seats are operated. These cars are alsoof the American Car Companys make, the last to go for-ward being a lot of five shipped about six months ago. Inthe summer a complete equipment of open cars is oper-ated, excepting four grooveless post, semi-convertible cars,which are used during the entire twelve months. INTERIOR OF SEMI-CONVERTIBLE CAR FOR WEST CHESTER The seats in both compartments are of Brill make. Theinterior finish is of cherry, with ceilings of birch. The trucksare the No. 27-Ei type with 6-ft. wheel-base; four motors,of 40 hp capacity each, were installed on each car. Theweight of car, including trucks and full electrical equip-ment, is 46,900 lbs. The chief
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