The sun., 1912-08-10
DOUBLE DECK CAR ON
BROADWAY NEXT WEEK
Glass Enclosed Second story
Will Have Seats Fac
ing Out.
4 PLACE FOR SMOKERS
New Car Same Design as the
Stepless. With Another
Compartment Added.
PLACE FOR SMOKERS

The New York Railway Companv's sue
cessful experiment with the centre en-
trance s,epIess car has led the company
to try new venture double deck car.
The first car Of this model will bear the
number 5000 and will lie tried out on the
Broadway line early next week. The new
centre entrance double decker stepless
car will cost $1,000. II the public gives II
a cordial reception $50 cars Of that type
will be ordered.
Car No. 5000 Ia now awaiting its trial
trip in the company's yards at Third
avenue and Ninety eighth street. 1t is a
centre entrance stepless car with two
decks. The new cars ground floor plan
is like that Of the stepess. At each end
Of the interior there are two branch stair
ways at right angles to the cars length
leading o the second 81 Dry.
On the upper deck the seats are arran ged
in two long back to back rows in the
centre of the floor space SO that the pas
sengers will sit facing out. This plan
plan allows the first story ceiling at the
middle to be made higher by curving il
up under the seats on the second floor.
Both compartments. AS j s. Doyle.
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equipment. calls the Two stories. are con-
veitible for summer use. especially the
upper deck, which il to be merely rallied
in during the hot months. This. and the
fact that it is well above the street level
will make the second floor fine strategical
point for sightseers. Smokers. too, will
be confined to the floor above. The Cooke
exhaust ventlating system has been in
stalled to draw of the smoke from this
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The double deck car will have a seating
capacity for eighty eight passengers and
a maximum capacity of III The ordinary
stepless car can seat only fifty one. a long
closed car has room for only thirty-siX
seated passengers. and a long open car
has fifty seats. The weight of the new car
seated passenger will be less than
500 pounds
From the streN level TO the top Of the
second roof will be II feet 10 inches
The length over all is ~ feet 10 inches.
and the width feet inches. From
the ground floor in the middle. that il.
to the first ceiling under the second story
seat. il fee' inches. On the side TO
the base OF III" ceiling arch is feet
inches. The height Of the upper deck
is o feet inch.
The double deck car is designed TO load
and unload as rapidly as the single deck
car. The new No u. 900 has "A II the features
Of the eteplesS model-the 10 inch centre
step. With the conductor at the centre
OF he car and the longitudinal seats. The
stairways. 1t was explained yesterday.
have been built across the cars line of
motion so a TO minimize the liability of
accident on the stairs when the car il going
The Stairs are only feet two inches high
for the archod roof of he first floor permits
low floor for he upper compartment
In order 10 minimize he stopping time
an electrical announcer Will flash the
names OF eaC h coming street to the pas
sengers III the upper compartment. IL
il hoped that this scheme will induce
passengers TO descend from the upper
deck while the car is still in mot ion and
they will then bc ready TO get of by the
time The car has stopped. A pneumat ic
safety door arrangement has been in
stalled bv means of whio h the conductor
may operate the door with his foot at the
same time tina, he il collecting fares
The braking system used IN the new
car is a so of the most modern type. The
air brake has graded controller. which
varies with the number of passengers.
or rather with their weight. This is
regulated 10y an automatic select or, which
varies the breaking power according to
the total passenger weight. In this way
much braking energy may be saved.
This new venture IN the line Of handling
New York crowds was designed bv Frank
Hedley, vice president and general mana
ger of the New York Railway Company.
and j. =. Doyle. II was constructed by
the }. G. Brill Company of Philadelphia
The main structure and most of the equip
meni are of steel The seats are covered
with plated straw.