. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . Standard American Baggage and Buffet Smoking Car. Length, 72 ft.;■width, 9 ft., 8 in.; height, 14 ft.; passenger room seating capacity, persons-An attendant is usually found with these cars, who looks after the comfort ofthe passengers. He has for iheir use, generally, cigars, tobacco, mineralwaters, and kindred article?, which he spIIs at a small profit. One end ofthe car is used for baggage and in some cases for mails. 212 RAIL ^yA Y RQ UIPMENT. rugated galvanized iron, No. 26 gauge, the edgesof which are turned up underneath i inch
. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . Standard American Baggage and Buffet Smoking Car. Length, 72 ft.;■width, 9 ft., 8 in.; height, 14 ft.; passenger room seating capacity, persons-An attendant is usually found with these cars, who looks after the comfort ofthe passengers. He has for iheir use, generally, cigars, tobacco, mineralwaters, and kindred article?, which he spIIs at a small profit. One end ofthe car is used for baggage and in some cases for mails. 212 RAIL ^yA Y RQ UIPMENT. rugated galvanized iron, No. 26 gauge, the edgesof which are turned up underneath i inch intoparting strips, as shown in the parting strips come directly over the car-lines and are secured thereto, Avithout injury tothe galvanized iron sheets. Underneath, thesheets rest on tlie side plates, ridge purlin and. Interior of American Buffet Smokiug Car. two intermediate purlins. On the top of partingstrips, as shown in the illustration, there is acenter purlin, an outside purlin and two inter-mediates, on which a covering of tongued,grooved and guttered roofing is thoroughlysecured. This construction makes a thoroughlywater-tight roof, even though the upper roofboards should leak. Each carline is secured to LOCOMOTIVES AND CARS. 233 the side plate at ends with a H x f-inch strapbolt with a stem of |-inch round iron. The axlesare the master car builders standard for a car of60,000 lbs. capacity, as follows: Extreme length,7 feet, i inch; diameter of center, 4| inches;wheel seat, linished, 55 inches; journals, finished,4^ X 8 inches; collar, | inch. The w^heels are themaster car builders standard, double plate, 33inches in diameter, weight, 600 lbs. The brasses.
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