Text Appearing Before Image: 1 * S0HTi;Mi TbLe SJVI0KI/<1 GM se/it 4i FIG. 1.—PLAN OF POSTAL CAR--BROOKLYN, N. Y. of Brooklyn, and is patterned after the standard type ofpostal car used on steam railroad lines. Only half of the car will be used for postal purposes,the other half being a smoking compartment. A plan ofthe arrangement of the car is given in Fig. 1. The car isof the Accelerator type, and along the side opposite tothat where the door is placed is a shelf, above which arepigeon holes for distributing the mails. The rubberstamps for canceling and post marking are kept on thisshelf. On the opposite side of the car are the pouch racks other car will run on the Brooklyn, Bath & West Enddivision, and will stop at the following stations: WestBrooklyn, Blythebourne, Bath Junction, Lessers Park,Van Pelt Manor, Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Unionville andConev Island. Text Appearing After Image: FIG. 2.—VIEW OF POSTAL CAR BODY—BROOKLYN, N. Y- provided with bars and hooks for holding the mail pouchesopen. Drop letter boxes are provided at each corner ofthis compartment, as shown. The exterior of the car presents a very handsomeappearance. It is painted white, like the United Statesmail cars which are run on steam routes. The mail com-partment is lettered in gold leaf, U. S. Mail, the smok-ing compartment being lettered Smoking Car. Thewindows are covered with wire screens. The car ismounted on a Brownell truck. It is the present intention of the company to put twoof these cars in service immediately. One will run on thefollowing route: Starting from the Post Office, the carwill go through Adams Street, Boerum Place, AtlanticAvenue to Fifth Avenue and then to 36th Street. The Cars put in Operation by the Peoples TractionCompany, Philadelphia. The first electric cars of the Peoples Traction Com-pany, of Philadelphia, were put in operation July 9, at8 p. m. The line on which
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