Locomotive engineering - a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock (1897) (14781486993)

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Title: Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916 Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919
Subjects: Railroads Locomotives
Publisher: New York : A. Sinclair, J.A. Hill (etc.)
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation



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rs consumed in covering the2.C00 miles between the terminals of thisroad. Up to all requirements is the dining-car,with its row of wide tables on one sideand narrow ones on the opposite side.The cane chairs, upholstered in leather,lend an idea of home enjoyment not feltwhen one is boxed in by a fixed seat, andan important advantage of the movablechair lies in the fact that one can retirefrom the table at his pleasure without any st ruction of these flush vestibules, occa-sion was taken by Superintendent of Mo-tive Power Pattee to strengthen the plat-form by introducing 6-inch steel I-beamsin place of the wooden members. Thetwo draft pieces extend through the bodybolsters between the plates of same, whilethe platform pieces stop off at the bolster.I In I-beams are tied laterally by twoplates, one of which forms the carry iron.The vestibules are further reinforced byan 8 x fs-inch wrought-iron plate that iskt in on the posts flush with the letter-board, and extending out the full length
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GREAT NORTHERN VESTIBULED TRAIN. of the interior of the buffet car plainlyshow. Both of these views are taken fromthe center of the smoking-room in eachdirection; one of them toward the libraryand kitchen, with its glass doors, and theother taking in the card-room, beyondwhich is the barber shop and bath-room:both of the latter are at the farther endof the car. The table, covered withperiodicals, and the writing desk explaintheir uses. The twelve low cane seats,upholstered in yellow plush, are in perfectharmony with the interior finish of thewhich is oak, varnished—no imita- entangling alliances with the porter,which is not the case with the hinged seat,as the polite attendant is almost alwaystoo busy gathering up the largess scat-tered on the table by the gourmet whodines too well, but with little discretion, tolend any assistance. The chair is muchthe best seat, too. for comfort. The same restful simplicity and atten-tion to plain effects are evident in everydetail, including thos