. Railway age gazette . etting into the reflector. The four unitsare so wired that one lamp may be cut out as desired andthereby regulate the amount of light required. The total cur-rent consumption for the car is 18;4 ampere hours. The aver-age lighting intensity throughout the car on a plane 30 in. fromthe floor is foot candles. That an abundance of light isprovided is incidated by the interior photograph taken by theartificial illumination. The cars are finished in a pleasing mottled gray color withgold striping on the headlining. The wood used in and about the windows is Mexican mahog
. Railway age gazette . etting into the reflector. The four unitsare so wired that one lamp may be cut out as desired andthereby regulate the amount of light required. The total cur-rent consumption for the car is 18;4 ampere hours. The aver-age lighting intensity throughout the car on a plane 30 in. fromthe floor is foot candles. That an abundance of light isprovided is incidated by the interior photograph taken by theartificial illumination. The cars are finished in a pleasing mottled gray color withgold striping on the headlining. The wood used in and about the windows is Mexican mahogany. The chairs are also of ma-hogany with Spanish leather covering. The dining tables aremade of steel; six of them are 2 ft. 8 in. by 2 ft. 8 in. and six2 ft. 8 in. by 4 ft. They are covered with white metal. Wallsockets are applied under the windows and just below the tablesfor electric table lamps. The Commonwealth Steel Companys caststeel six-wheel trucks were applied. The various specialties used esiOivr RoofSheeh. Cross Section Through the Burlington Diner were the Miner friction draft gear class A-2-F, Sharon roller side bearings. \ulcan 60,000 lb. capacity cast steelbrake beams, McCord journal boxes, Christie adjustable brakeheads, Westinghouse latest improved air brakes with the Amer-ican slack adjuster, Railway Utility Companys ventilators, Bohn February, 1514 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION 81 refrigerators, and 32 Willard storage battery cells, type P. R. L,The following are the general dimensions of the cars: Length over end sills 79 ft. 6 in. Width over side sills 9 ft. 9J4 in. Width over all at the eaves 9 ft. 9H in* Width over clearstory 6 ft. 8^ in. Top of rail to top of floor 4 ft. 6 7/16 in. Top of rail to top of buffer beam 4 ft. 2^ in. Wheel base of truck 11 ft. Journals 5 in. x 9 in. Wheel 4()<i in. (steel tired) Wheel centers 34 in. (steel plate) GRAIN TIGHT CONSTRUCTION FORSINGLE SHEATHED BOX CARS BY \V. J. TOLLERTONGeneral Mec
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