Electrical news and engineering . room. A pneumatic tubesystem will connect the baggage counter with the baggageroom. The lobby is lighted in the day time by four largearched windows, and a skylight in the dome, and at nightby the ornamental standards shown in the accompanyingcut of this room. The lights in these standards are alltungstens, sixty and one hundred watt. .\ railroad balconyextends around the lobby at second floor level, and the 50 THE ELECTRICAL NEWS post standards are placed on it, while the bracket lightsRo on the wall beneath it. In addition to the standardsand wall bracket-.,
Electrical news and engineering . room. A pneumatic tubesystem will connect the baggage counter with the baggageroom. The lobby is lighted in the day time by four largearched windows, and a skylight in the dome, and at nightby the ornamental standards shown in the accompanyingcut of this room. The lights in these standards are alltungstens, sixty and one hundred watt. .\ railroad balconyextends around the lobby at second floor level, and the 50 THE ELECTRICAL NEWS post standards are placed on it, while the bracket lightsRo on the wall beneath it. In addition to the standardsand wall bracket-., about )1) watts is used in 40-walttungsten lamps in indirect lighting of the dome and circle of relkctors is placed on a concealed ledgeunder the dome and throws the light upwards. Anothercircle placed above the skylight at the top of the domethrows the light downward through the skylight. 40-wattlights are also placed in straight horizontal reflectors be-neath the four large windows in the lobby and concealed on. ?:- ? -^irf^w* ^^ I Fort Garry Station—Waiting Room. the ledges between these windows. The reflectors usedare of the Frink type, and the distribution of the light souniform that at night it is nearly impossible to locate itssource. These circuits are controlled from the main floorby push buttons operating solenoids on the top floor, andso arranged that half or all of the lights may be thrownon. The general efifect of the illumination of the lobby isvery good, and the fixtures present an excellent appearancein the daytime. The waiting room is in the north wing of the build-ing, and as before noted opens directly on the ticket accompanying cuts show clearly the arrangement ofthe waiting room and the adjacent corridors, and the typeof lighting fixture used in these places. The wall panelssurrounding the room are decorated with the coats ofarms of the various provinces. A marble wainscoting sixfeet high is carried all around the ground floor, a
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