Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
2:10 P. NJ, carrying:
Henry Willard,
Mflward Adams
DESCRIPTION OF THE CAR.

DESCRIPTION OF THE CAR
The new car which the party was invited
to inspect is the joint invention of e G.
Sessions, banker in Oakland, Cal, and G.
L. Pullman. 1t is a "double-decker" con-
Germ, operated by the trolley electric sys-
tenn. Mr.. Sessions is responsible for the
upper deck of the car, while Mr.. Pullman
designed the central entrance and elevated
pilot houses. In general appearance the
car resembles the double-decked vehicles in
common use in London and Paris, and it
presented handsome appearance as it stood
on the rails of the experimental tracks
along the western edge of the city. The
new car is 81 feet long; the width
Z feet and inches; height, IA feet 81
inches. The chief aim of the inventors was
to design a car with double the usual carry
ing capacity. The new car will seat 40 pas
sengers on each deck. The car body is so
arranged that passengers may enter at the
center of either side, where spiral stairs
lead to the upper deck. -Four stairways,
combined with two at the bottom, separate
toward the top, leading to either end of the
car. The entrances at the center occupy no
more space than the end platforms on ordi-
nary street cars. The lower car body
II feet long, with circular ends,
seats being carried around the
ends as well as at the sides. The upper
deck is entirely covered with a canopy at
tached to the pilot house. The car is
equipped with, electric chandelier and
double oil lamp in each compartment. Elec-
trio heaters are also set in the car. Two
Westinghouse motors of 25 horsepower fur
nish the force. The car rests on two trucks
of special design, arranged, with double
brake attachments and friction brake. The
efficiency of the brakes was demonstrated by
the stoppage of the car within its own
length while travelling at a speed of IL
miles an hour. H. H. Sessions, manager of
the Pullman Car Works. is the inventor of
the brake attachment.
IT AsToNIsHED THE PASSENGERS.
The operation of the motors was perfect,
giving great speed and being under perfect
control. The gentlemen present expressed
themselves as being astonished at the great
advance made in these new Westinghouse
motors and the remarkable economy in the
power consumed. Several new conveniences
have been introduced on the car, such as
electric bells for stopping by signal from
the passengers and an electric diagram,
showing where vacant seats may be found
on the upper deck The car requires the
services of three employees. The vehicle ex-
hibited Yesterday was finished in mahogany,
handsomely decorated and painted beauti-
full carmine. 1t weighs $4,000 pounds, and
cost $500. Last week large party Of Bos-
ton electric street railway men visited Pull
man and made a carefal inspection of its
merits, departing with the promise of an or
der for large number of cars for use next
summer.
An incorporated company has been formed
by number Of Chicago capitalists for the
manufacture of this new car, and they hope
to be able to furnish an important factor
toward solving the transportation problem
during the Worlds Fair. The new car will
be known as the Pullman center vestibule
street car with upper seats.
This new motor, with street cars corre-
spending to the Pullman palace cars on
steam roads, marks a new era in street rail-
roadng.
AN IMPORTANT LOCAL INDUSTRY.
1t should greatly rebound to the credit Of
the Westinghouse Company that motors
manufactured by them are the first to be
placed under cars of such large dimensions,
and it showed conclusiyely that confidence
was placed in the motors manufactured by
that company This type Of car, on account
of its novel features and great carrying Ca
pacity, will no doubt meet with much favor
and will be placed on very many street
railways where the traffic is exceedingly
heavy, and as it has been proven by this
test that the Westinghouse motors possess
the requisite qualities for this severe service,
the result cannot fail to be of great adyant-
age to this Pittsburg industry in largely
increasing the amount of railway business
now being done by them.