The Street railway journal (1901) (14571912989)

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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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urrent to the Fort Worth sub-station, a distance of 5/2 miles.One direct-current feeder will run the entire length of the line,and will be supplemented by another feeder from Cockerell Sum- Roofless Summer Car in St. Louis The demand for special cars for summer service has induced themanagers of the St. Louis Transit Company to put in service thenovel car illustrated herewith. This car, which has no roof, willcomfortably seat 128 passengers, and is, of course, built especiallyfor hot-weather service. It has been named Moonlight, and itwill run between the junction of Delmar and De Baliviere Avenuesand Creve Coeur Lake every evening the rest of the summer, ex-cept when rain threatens. The Moonlight is built much on the lines of the ordinarysummer car, except that no part of it comes between the pas-sengers and the sky. And there are no lights in view from theseats, unless one wishes to turn round and gaze into a cluster ofincandescent lamps placed in front of a large reflector. This is

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MOONLIGHT EXCURSION CAR IN ST. LOUIS mit sub-station toward Dallas. The trolley consists of two No.coo Fig. 8 wires ; the feeder and high-tension wire will be aluminum,and the trolley wire hard drawn copper. E. P. Roberts & Company are the engineers for the electrical andmechanical equipment and buildings. Engravings showing the planof the station and layout of the piping are presented herewith. A magnificent royal car—probably the first in the wurld built forroyalty—is now under construction by the Ottawa Electric Rail-way. The company is not sparing expense to make it one of thebest electric cars that has ever run on any track. It is to befinished in a most elaborate manner, and on the front will bepainted the name of the car, The Duchess of Cornwall, and oncither side will be carved the royal coat of arms. The car is tohe finished in the royal colors, and on the inside, besides thefancy brass work and plate mirrors, will be a number of wickerand upholstered chairs. The car

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