Identifier: streetrailwayjo221903newy (find matches)
Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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. Eachyear a fair is held at the park. Cars of the type herein de-scribed are intended for use on the line running to the park. The accompanying cut shows the car partly opened, therunning board is folded up and the guard rail down. Thevestibules at either end are the builders removable type, andare well suited to this style of car, especially in the South,where in winter it is only necessary to furnish protection fromrain. The cars are 20 ft. 7 ins. long over the end panels; 29 ft.7 ins. over crown pieces; from end panels over crown pieces,4 ft. 6 ins.; width over sills and sill plates, 6 ft. 11 J4 ins.;width over posts at plate, 7 ft. 9 ins. From center to centerof posts, 2 ft. 7 ins.; sweep of post, 5 ins.; thickness of cornerposts, 3^4 ms-! thickness of side posts, 2>Y& ins. The interiorsare finished in natural cherry with ceilings of decorated birch.The seats are of the Brill patented revolving type, 34 ins. inlength, with spring cane seat and back, and furnish seating for
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CONVERTIBLE CAR FOR ANNISTON, ALA. twenty-eight passengers. The cars are mounted on No. 21-Etrucks, having a 7-ft. wheel base, 33-in. wheels, and 4-in. axles.The trucks are equipped with General Electric No. 67-motors;weight of a car and truck without motors about 18,000 lbs. The new touring car on the Cleveland Electric Railway hasproved such a popular innovation that a second car will beadded. The routes of the present car have been rearrangedso that it now makes an extra trip. 270 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XXII. No. 8. ECONOMY JOURNAL LUBRICATOR A journal lubricator, which is said to be meeting with quicksuccess among electric railways, as well as steam roads, in thevicinity of Chicago, is now on the market under the name ofthe Economy journal lubricator, and is made by the Railway

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