Brill Interurbans 3700--3714

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	A friend just sent me this information claiming it comes from Brill
literature.  This information is very hard to come by and I hope it is
accurate.

	These 15-Brill interurbans (3700--3714) were 52-feet 8-inches long,
11-feet 3-3/8-inches high over the trolley boards, and weighed a total
of 49,270-pounds.  This weight includes:

	1)--Car Body only  --  25,000-pounds
	2)--Electrical equipment  --  3,500-pounds
	3)--Air Brake equipment  --  2,300-pounds
	4)--Trucks  --  9,330-pounds
	5)--Motors  --  9,140-pounds

	Apparently the floor ramped down between the trucks to allow for one
less step into the car - center entrance - which allows for smooth
traffic flow.  These cars were apparently identified as "center entrance
and *smoking* (I wonder if that refers to their speed!::>>]]) interurban
cars."  He said that the back of the car was the main passenger
compartment and that the *ladies* do not have to pass thru the smoking
compartment so I assume that was near the front end - keeping the
motor-person hazy!

	The back seats faced the rear to form an observation platform!  The
motorman had his own compartment, and there was a biffy on board!

James B. Holland

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