. American engineer . o 22>< similar to that used around the windows, is riveted on the out-side. The doors are made of wood, the lower portion beingpanelled, and the top part filled with an 18 in. x 30 in. fixedwindow. These doors swing inward and are hinged on the sidetoward the front of the cab. A sliding bolt is used Ui holdthem closed. Long handrails are provided on each side of thedoors, and below each door is a set of steps making access tothe cab as easy as, if not easier than, with the usual style. It willbe noted from the illustrations that one of these door handrailsis longer
. American engineer . o 22>< similar to that used around the windows, is riveted on the out-side. The doors are made of wood, the lower portion beingpanelled, and the top part filled with an 18 in. x 30 in. fixedwindow. These doors swing inward and are hinged on the sidetoward the front of the cab. A sliding bolt is used Ui holdthem closed. Long handrails are provided on each side of thedoors, and below each door is a set of steps making access tothe cab as easy as, if not easier than, with the usual style. It willbe noted from the illustrations that one of these door handrailsis longer than the other and is curved and carried over thewindows parallel to the running board. The arrangement is thesame on both sides of the cab and is used in conjunction withthe running boards, which extend 3 in. beyond the side of thecab, thereby providing easy access to the front of the ordinary front door is provided on the left side of the cab,but on the right side the door is reduced to 14 in. x 32^4 in.,. standard Pacific Type Locomotive w in. in the diameter of the cylinders, and the use of variousvanadium steel parts in order to obtain the necessary strengthwithout increasing the weight. The chief and most evident dif-ferences are the use of a vestibule cab and a tender with anintegral tank and frame. On account of the intense and prolonged cold often encoun-tered in the territory traversed by this railway, the problem ofprotecting the enginemen has always been one of considerablemoment. Various experiments were made from time to timeuntil finally a cab was developed that afforded the crew the de-sired protection. This cab, aptly called the vestibule cab. is soconstructed that the space between the engine and tender iscompletely closed in by a simple, flexible arrangement that af-fords constant protection regardless of the relative movementbetween them. The cab is built of steel throughout, the top and sides beingNo. 10 I. G. W. steel plates, while the back and
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