. Railway mechanical engineer . Canadian Northern Dining Car Chair chairs ha\e so far not needed any repairs and are both lightand substantial. The childs chair shown replaces the usual high cushion andhas been favorably received by patrons of the road. Asshown in the engraving, it consists of a box or frame uphol-stered in leather, and with two side pieces and a leather foot 3 r i:- IH. Childs Chair Used in Dining Cars on the Canadian Northern marked success and has proved much more satisfactory thanany of the others. The principal weakness in most chairs is the difficulty ofkeeping the frame
. Railway mechanical engineer . Canadian Northern Dining Car Chair chairs ha\e so far not needed any repairs and are both lightand substantial. The childs chair shown replaces the usual high cushion andhas been favorably received by patrons of the road. Asshown in the engraving, it consists of a box or frame uphol-stered in leather, and with two side pieces and a leather foot 3 r i:- IH. Childs Chair Used in Dining Cars on the Canadian Northern marked success and has proved much more satisfactory thanany of the others. The principal weakness in most chairs is the difficulty ofkeeping the frames from racking loose. This has been over-come in the Canadian Xorthern design by bracing the legs pad. The chair is placed on the seat of one of the ordinarydining chairs, the back of which forms the back of the com-bined chair. The designs for these chairs were worked outby A. L. Graburn, mechanical engineer of the CanadianXorthern, Toronto, Ont. Steel Frame Double Truck Caboose Underframeof J^^ Design; Comfortand Convenience of Crew Carefully (considered About a year ago the Buffalo, Koclicstcr & Pittsburgh builtan eight-wheel steel frame caboose at its Du Bois shops, whichwas placed in service to thoroughly lest the design before adopt-ing it as standard. In preparing the design trainmen were ciin-sulted by the mechanical and operating officers in order t
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