The Street railway journal (1904) (14574952690)

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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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car which was tested was 6 amps. A test was alsomade letting the car run away down a steep hill and attempt-ing to stop it, first with the ordinary hand brakes, and nextwith the hand brakes and the magnetic adhesion device. Inthe first case, the car practically ran away beyond control, andin the second case was stopped within a short distance. ♦♦♦ AURORA, ELGIN & CHICAGO BUFFET CAR The Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway Company recentlyadded to its equipment a parlor and buffet car, two views ofwhich are shown herewith. The Carolyn, although com-monly called a dining car, is not by any means exclusivelysuch, being in reality a parlor car on which buffet lunches canbe served. It can be employed for any of the uses to which aparlor car is usually put either for special parties or for regularhigh class extra fare service, and has the added advantage overthe majority of parlor cars that a kitchen of sufficient size isprovided so that simple meals can be served to a part of the

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INTERIOR OF PARLOR AND BUFFET CAR passengers. The company has considerable patronage fromthe members of the golf clubs near Wheaton, and it is intendedriot only to be in a position to supply a buffet car for specialparties, but to accede to a demand that has been made for reg- compartments is the kitchen, where cooking is to be done byelectric heaters. Both compartments are supplied with com-fortable wicker chairs and removable tables. The interiorfinish is of oak, stained green, waxed and polished so as to pro-duce a soft satin-like surface, which is very pleasing. Carvingand corners have been avoided as far as possible, and the onlydecoration is in the shape of plain inlay lines. The finish isunusual, but very pleasing. The car is not equipped with mo-tors, but has a type M controller on one platform and train-line wiring so that it can be operated in connection with a reg-ular motor car without switching at terminals. The car ismounted on Peckham trucks of the M. C. B. type. The ca

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