The Washington times., 1912-11-18
CENTRAL ENTRANCE
CARS RUNNING ON
BR|CHTWOOD LINE
First of New Rolling Stock
to Be Followed by Others
H.. in Few Weeks.

aeven Of the new center entrance care
are running today on the Brightwood
line OF the Washington Halfway and
Electric Company. In the course of q
few weeks twenty-five OF these new
tvne Of street cars will be running on
the same line handling all the rush hour
traffic.
The twenty-five cars are only part OF
the order placed by the company with
three car building concerns in the hope
that the usual delays IN building might
for once not occur. In spite of this ef-
fort however. the street railway COM
pany was disappointed, as no one of the
three building companies mad Its cars
here by the lst OF october.
In all the Washington Railway and
Electric Company will have sixty-five
of the center entrance cars running by
the first of the year. besides the one
psny. OF Philadelphia, for experimental
purpores Of the company here and
which has been tried out on various
lines the past few months.
The center entrance cars such as are
running today on the Brightwood line
are distinctive in seating arrangements
as well as entrance, carrying more
seats than any other car of equal d.
'nensions. The ventilating system is
also new and promises to be effective.
Through Service in Week.
These cars contain false roof. with
an air chamber of about fifteen inches
between the false roof and the other
roof and IL suction fan Is installed at
the forward end, drawing air from the
main part of the car and dispelling It
outdoors.
The intakes of this ventlating system
are located in the floor of the car under
the seats. The ducts leading from
these intakes lead to the heaters. so the
incoming air Is warmed before II
reaches the passengers
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company will begin its through service
from downtown to Somerset Drum
mond. Friendship Heights and Cleve-
land Park week from today, cars rum
ning from the District line via Wis
consin avenue, Dumbarton avenue, o
street, p. street. and Dupont circle to
Fifth and + streets.
This service, which is the result OF a
compromise announced November (, fol-
lowing hearing before the District
Electrfc Railway Commission, will be
'slven according to the following
Fifteen Minute Schedule.
from 7:o6 O'Clock a. m to 5:2l p. m.
cars will run on a fifteen minute schcd-
uie between the District line and Fifth
and r streets, while tho service from
b:2l p. m. to 1o:l7 p. m will be every
half hour. Outbound cars win run
every fifteen minutes from Fifth and
streets from 1850 in the morning Ia
sos p. m. when half hour service will
oegin, lasting until ll:8 p. IN. The
half hour service will be extended t.
Thirteenth and D streets northeast.
During rush hours the through cars
VIII make no stops between Wisconsin
avenue and o street and Seventeenth
and U streets coming in. and between
Seventeenth and U and Wisconsin ave.
nue. and p street going out. Passengers
Will not be given transfers from the
through cars except at Wisconsin ave
nue. and p street for westbound George.
town cars, and southbound cars or
Wisconsin avenue.
Tho company Is making every effort
to have the new service start satisfac.
torily, although there are some con.
siderable difficulties to be overcome.
Tho District Electric Commission Il
working hard on the Chevy Chase Cleve
land Park express car service problem
Nothing definite regarding the situation
may be expected, II is announced, unit
tho end of next week