Identifier: streetrailwayrev05amer (find matches)
Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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usethis sea.son the car had to be built in short order. Ac-cordingly one of the companys 20 large cars was runinto the shop. Three days later it came out completelytransformed. Seats were replaced with carved rattanchairs, the headlight by a great star of incandescents.Beautiful curtains of delicate green hang from the sidesand behind the vestibules. On floor is a green Brusselscarpet of harmonious shade and the ceiling is birds eyemaple, tastefully painted. Interior and exterior are shownin the engraving. A blaze of light is shed from the 238 lamps on the car.All are of 16 candle power, the exterior rows beingalternately white and red. The white interior lamps arefitted with ornamental etched shades.
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Honf:/nAD^,RA*?TV cAr -coluabus.uhio^ Hartford, Conn., requires lights after sunset on therear ends of street cars. On her maiden trip with a parly of the companysofficials the Electra created a decided sensation overthe 30 mile route, and has been in great request everynight since, except Sundays. Usually the car is engaged 68(j ^StiwdV^aiU^^^^ from 3 to 5 days in advance. It is let to parties of 20 or25 at the rate of $10 for 2 hours or less and $2.50 perhour after, until midnight. Superintendent W. F. Kellywill reap quite a harvest before outdoor festivities arecut short by the chilly blasts of Lake Erie. FROM THE BARNEY AND SMITH WORKS. We present herewith an illustration of the new ClassE suspension spring truck which is one of the latest button at each seat enables passengers to secure theattention of conductor or motorman without resorting tothe waving of umbrellas and putting out other peopleseyes. THE FOURTH AT TERRE HAUTE. Fourth of July returns are still coming in, the late

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