. Railway mechanical engineer . ort the vestibule ceiling and 2-in. angles form the framingfor tlie end of the upper deck. The side and end sheathing is J-^-in. thick. The upperdeck roof sheets are of No. 14 sheet steel and the lower deckroof of No. 16 sheet steel, both liaving welded joints. Theinsulation in IS of the coaches is 3-ply Y^-m. Salamander,which is held in position by spring steel bands. In three of the coaches 3-ply Linofelt has been used. The flooringis of Flexolith cement, laid over Chanarch flooring, the colormatching tlie lower sides of the coach. The interior of thecoaches i
. Railway mechanical engineer . ort the vestibule ceiling and 2-in. angles form the framingfor tlie end of the upper deck. The side and end sheathing is J-^-in. thick. The upperdeck roof sheets are of No. 14 sheet steel and the lower deckroof of No. 16 sheet steel, both liaving welded joints. Theinsulation in IS of the coaches is 3-ply Y^-m. Salamander,which is held in position by spring steel bands. In three of the coaches 3-ply Linofelt has been used. The flooringis of Flexolith cement, laid over Chanarch flooring, the colormatching tlie lower sides of the coach. The interior of thecoaches is finished in imitation of grained mahogany, withgreen Agasote headlining in nine coaches and gray Agasotein nine coaches. The seats, except in the Pullman smokingroom, are the Walkover type, made by the Hale & KilbumCompany, covered with Chase plain green plush seatcovering in the coach end, and Pantasote in the smokingcompartment. The seats in the Pullman smoker are knownas the English type, covered with Spanish Cross-section of the Delaware & Hudson Baggage Cap The baggage cars are similar in general design to thecoaches, except that Z-bars liave been used for the side posts,instead of pressed steel shapes. The interior finish of thele cars is steel, the color conforming to the require- 90 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 91, No. 2 ments of the Post Office Department. Double wood floors Standard type. The window fixtures were supplied by the have been used and the insulation is 3-ply, No. 3 Linofclt. O. M. Edwards Co. The draft gear on all the cars is the These cars have fresh air inlets opening behind tlie steam Miner friction, type . witli Sharon quadruple shear pipe at both sides and ends of the car. couplers. The buffer is the Miner friction type B-10. West-
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