The Street railway journal (1903) (14573814419)

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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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We dont fear this test, however, nor do thecompanies for whom we built the cars. Whyshould they, when they know that for morethan seventy years we have been building carsthat have stood every possible kind of a test,from the leisurely trot of a single horse to themile-a-minute run on the modern interurban. When you need more cars, for eithersummer or winter service—or both—we wouldappreciate an opportunity of submitting plansand prices. AND DONTFORGETTHAT WEBUILD TRUCKSALSO--THEKIND THATBELONG WITHGOOD CARS JOHNSTEPHENSON WORKS: ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY peter M. hiiimc, General Manager E. J. LAWLESS, Agent ^ New vert office: 16 Exchange PL

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350 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. Saving Seconds on City Systems Two of the most valuable patents that we secured in the purchase of all the belongingsof the Brownell Car Co., are the Accelerator and Semi-Accelerator types of cars. Below isshown a floor plan of the latter type which explains the off-set doors. The door being closeto the step, passage in and out is rapid and unobstructed. On busy lines where the headwayis short and the stops frequent, these cars help greatly to keep up the schedules. Two thingsare necessary to reduce the time of stops to a minimum—trucks that carry the car low anddoors so placed that passengers will not stand in the way. These cars are more comfortablethan those with ordinary double doors, for it takes less time to open and close them and there

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