The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07

/ eleven were being operated during the
afternoon rush hour yesterday
In regard 10 the Washington Railway
and Electric Company I was Informed
by the maintenance department that
about twenty-five of the single truck
open cars which were operated on the
Mt Pleasant and Eleventh street lines
last summer are not equipped with
, fender trims and therefor cannot be
operated under the regulation prOmuI-
gated June u l-'S, and effective JaDU-
ary ! 1910 The work Of euuippfuE
these cars with the fender trips is row
under way
mentioned about forty OF these cars
and fifteen are ready for service, eleven
OF these were IN operation during the
afternoon rush hour yesterday
TWenCy-eiSht Of the fifty cars such
a. are IN operation on the Georgetown
line Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company were in operation on
that line yesterday &tteFnOOur leaving
TWENTY-FIVE for the Cabin John line
Or lying idle in the barns. 7 was in
formed thar these cars are all IN opera
Five double truck open cars which
have been operated in previous years
are out or service, as the motors nave
been removed from them
Of the forty-eIEht small open motor
cars and Seveuty-rW open trailer cars
owned by the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. as per list Of Septern-
Der !, 1903, am unOHlCialIy informed
, that a number Of the latter and a few
Z OF the former have been sold. With per
I haps two or three exceptions, the re-
mainder are in operating condition &C
COrdIng TO Information received from
the maintenance department Yesterday,
yet but nine Of the motors and nine
teen Of TIE CraIleTS were IN operation
yesterday Afternoon
( II should be borne in mind. however.
that these cars are designed 10 be Oper-
ated as trains, but the motor cars could
AZ least be run IN place OF closed mo-
tors now being operated and drawing an
open trailer or they could even be run
single
Pulling Conduct.
WHY the companies insist IN storing
open cars in good repair an unable 10
state, although I can understand hcw
il might he somewhat announcement and
perhaps a little more expensive 10 shit
cars from one line 10 another once or
vice a day as would be necessary III
some cases. and 10 operate q NUMBER g
small cars siuEly. but 60 DO 50 would not
be impractical apparently nor IS II De-
Ieved the expense would be prohlDlJlFe-
The open summer car IS not Geln5
generally used throughout the country
as much as formerly, and Il IS gradu-
ally being replaced by what IS known
as the conference.-the and pay-withIn
cars one type Of the former Is TO be
found in the new pay-as-y OU-enter cars,
particularly those numbered from 1lU
to 1S9. which are in operation on the
Fourteenth street line Inc WINDOWS
in these cars are so arranged that the
upper sash can be raised and the win
dow sill is also lower than on the ordi-|
nary closed car, thus giving a clear
open space from the roof we'll down to
ward the floor II the window sasheS
on either side Of the center sash in the
veStibules Of these cars were arranged
so that they could be raised or lowered
the comfort OF riding in these cars
would be very materially increased
Best Type Of Car.
The best type Of conference.-the car
is one where the window sin is very
low, three OF four inches lower than the
one just described, and where the lower
window sash is raised instead Of low
cred carrying the upper sash with IL
An extra inside width Of from four to
five inches IS also gained thereby with
out increasing the outside dimensions,
and this type Of car has been found 10
be very servicea5le and comfortable for
both summer and winter service Sew
eraI cars Of this type are now being
0perated on the Falls Church division
Of the Washington. Alexandra and At
Vernon Railway Company
The Day-within car. having the bulk
heads removed and the ends open, To-
eafher with windows reaching from rOOf
70 a Doint well down toward the floor,
Is a very comfortable car for summer