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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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Text Appearing Before Image: C.VR FOR AtSTIN, TE.XAS, AMERICAN CAR CO. over end panels is, 20 ft. 7 in., over crown pieces, 29 ft. 7 in. Fromend panel over crown piece is 4 ft. 6 in. The width over sills andsill plates, 6 ft. 10 in., and over the posts at the belt, 7 ft. 9 in. 1 hecorner posts have a thickness of 3W • and the side posts, 3^ in.Sweep of posts, 5 in. From center to center of posts, 2 ft. 7 in.The side sills arc 54x6 in., plated on the outside with 5^x6 in.steel. Guard rails are provided on either .side and when not in useare held under the watcr-l)oards by patented gravity catches. Theinteriors are finished in natural ash with ceiling of neatly decorated

Text Appearing After Image: INTERIOR OF AUSTIN CAR. birch. The monitor deck has a clear interior width of 49 in. Thespring cane scats are of the Brill patented revolving type. Otherspecialties of the same make with which the cars are furnished arc.Dumpit sand boxes, Dcdcnda gongs, folding gates, radial drawbars, and ratchet brake handles. The trim throughout is solid bronze,and the locks, etc.. are of generous proportions. The cars aremounted on Brill 21-E. trucks with 33-in. wheels, and a wheel base7 ft. 6 in. Two motors arc used, each of 25 h. p. NEW TROLLY GUIDE. DERRAHS OFl-TCIAL STREET RAILWAY GUIDE FORi(j03—253 pages. Compiled by Robert H. Derrah, 16 Beach St.,Hoston, Mass., and published by the J. K. Waters Co., 16 and 18Beach St., Boston. This is the seventh edition of Oerrabs well-known street railway guide to eastern New England. Mr. Derrahannounces that this edition is more complete in every respect thanany of its predecessors. The guide is not intended as a history or ageography; its object is to e

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