Cars incorporate light weight, rapid acceleration and deceleration, lighting, ventilation and other features of modern PCC street car with addition of train lined 32-v control circuits powered by generator battery systems, to permit multiple unit operation; cars are of all metal construction, 48 ft long over end sills, and have seating capacity of 51 passengers each.


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    Title :

    Chicago transit authority's new elevated-subway cars feature all-electric operation including braking


    Additional title:

    Storage Battery Power


    Published in:

    Storage Battery Power ; 21 , n 3 ; p 7-9


    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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