Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-19
.INTERURBAN
CARS ARRIVE
Rollinu Stock for Salt Lake &
Ogden Ready for a
Try-out.
MAYOR VIEWS EQUIPMENT.
ciN and County Officials Take Trip to
Rio Graude Yards to View
simon Bambcrger's Cars.

Tic 80 irtorurban electric motor cars
shat arrived sunday morning. for the
H.,nberger road. were shuuted over 70
tbe wards OF that company Monday
afternoon. Mr. Bamberger and his as
sooiate officials were anxious to try
ope OF the cars on the Murray line OF
The street railway. but Assistant Gem
oral Manager Hunt did not want to
lake the responsibility Of possible ac-
siaent and declined. though Master
Mechanic Franklin after looking the
equipment over. said he saw no rea-
com Tor any apprehension he believed
rhe car could be run on the city tracks
..Hbout any danger The tread Of the
tr,ft ear wheels Is 81 inches while
mat OF he interurban Is AZ inches;
INA Mr. Hunt was a little fearful this
Inference with risk in rounding curves
might prove troublesome.
The cars are a fine Illustration OF the
ntest and best development In the line
al interurban service. They are OF the
pullman type, with arched ceilings
sauipped with both incandescent and
pattern of lamp after the Tungsten
fype. but much more durable. The
seats are upholstered I'm dark olive
green leather, the oval topped windows
are curtained in green. with stained art
glass caps. and the cOloring in general
Il In tints Of medium and olive greens.
A section of one end is devoted TO
baggage purposes. containing also a
smith magnetic coil water heater for
warming the car. also a case contain
ing saw. axe and other tools for use
i'm emergency. The cars are double
enders in that the controlling ma
Il a
troller" Is about one-tenth the size OF
the mechanism used on street cars, so
that it has a rather Insignificant APP
pearance, and takes up a minimum
amount Of rOOm-sOmething TO be com
mended Then there is the air brake,
sanding device and whistle, with a
speaking tube in addition 10 the bell
bv which communication can be had
with the conductor from the opposite
platform. The platforms are Of the
standard sleeping car type, with side
doors. and step covers; the headlight
Is composite affair which can be
used as an incandescent or as an arc
light by the reversing OF a switch.
Zach car has also a closet. the same as
in the standard steam railway coach.
Underneath the car is the airpump and
reservoir, aesrostats, and other cleo
trical equipment The truck is Of the
A special and valuable feature Is that
no matter how quickly the motorman
throws on his current. the controller
VIII only take one notch at n time.
gradually reaching to full speed. IL
the lever is held wide open BY this
device. careless motormen Will be UNI
able to start a car so rapidly as to
throw passengers back with n jerk
that sometimes results in damage suits.
The exterior OF the cars Is OF an
an handsome model painted in dark |
olive green. with salt Lake & ogden"
on the cave panels, and Lagoon |
Route" on the side. The cars can be |
run separately. or any number Of them |
together with but the one motorman, 1
and each has rounded ends, provided |
with n "cowcatcher." Each car has 4
four motors Of 100-horsepower each. Is |
rs feet long standard, Q n. ] in. wide |
and weighs 80 tons. The cost was /
little over Si5. 600 per car. The train 1
win be sent to ogden TO have the |
pInions set in the gears, when they will |
be ready for service The Rio Grande |
made a special train OF the 10 cars