New Subway Car Has lias 3 Parts Or 0 Is It Three Cars in One I Is 1 t a I f t ls t ek 3 i NEW V YORK This month a aw weird w looking 80 toot foot foot car pop through Manhattans Manhattan's subway tun tunnels tunnels nels Inaugurating a new era in rapid transit Streamlined noise noiseless less and comfortable ct n It will attract even more attention because Its It's actually three cars In to one onel The v ne unit was perfected pert ted after five fi years ears of research by scientists purposely chosen from outside the transportation field so they would not nr t be hampered by traditional de de- signs It has three segments to reduce the weight on each axle of the four tour underlying trucks Specially lighted for reading and general genera illumination two kinds featuring thermostatically con can controlled trolled temperature and air condi conditioning conditioning the new cars will sit 84 04 people It will stand Working In automatic sequence are three types of ot brakes the first utilizing the cars car's generators the second a ama magnets magnetic ma etl c I end i third a 1 I mechanical process Light construction was emphasized emphasized sized sl ed in the car built at Hattie Battle Creek k Mich by the Clark Equip Equipment ment meat company in co cooperation with engineers of the Aluminum Com Com- Company Company pany of America and the B B. B F. F Goodrich company A new type rubber r spring was developed to sup support port the body resembling a round round- rounded ed cd pyramid or a horizontally ridged cone whose ridges descend one by byone byone byone one when the booy y strikes a bump Wheels also use IIse rubber to advantage tage tare in absorbing shock sho k Bouncing Bouncing ing will be further r reduced since the body is made of ol weight lightweight aluminum Total weight weIcht on the rails is third one-third less than that thit th t of ot conventional cars With twice the power they start and stop as fast as a large automobile Proven suc suc- successful successful In lowering operating and maintenance costs the new rubber rubber- protected trucks ducks also Increase and apty