. American engineer and railroad journal . efloor of the car, which is reached by a stairway. A kind of cu-pola or lookout is built over this platform about three feet higherthan the roof, provided at the sides with sliding windows and atthe back with stationary ones. The front is on an angle on eachside toward the center, and is sheathed solid, with the exceptionof two circular windows. At the center of the front is a 3 by 12inch plank extending from floor to roof, and into this are framedthe sides and roof of the cupola. On the back of this plank, infront of the operator, are a gage indicati
. American engineer and railroad journal . efloor of the car, which is reached by a stairway. A kind of cu-pola or lookout is built over this platform about three feet higherthan the roof, provided at the sides with sliding windows and atthe back with stationary ones. The front is on an angle on eachside toward the center, and is sheathed solid, with the exceptionof two circular windows. At the center of the front is a 3 by 12inch plank extending from floor to roof, and into this are framedthe sides and roof of the cupola. On the back of this plank, infront of the operator, are a gage indicating the pressure in thereservoir, a conductors valve and a pressure retaining valve. Ashelf is provided in front of the operator, over which the four-waycock is placed, the space below the shelf being enclosed. Theconductors valve Q is connected to the train-pipe in the usualmanner, and discharges down through the floor. The old stylevalve is used, the rope being carried back the length of the cu-pola, to be within easy reach at all Fig. 4.—Knives of Flanger Operated bv Air. AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 103 A cushioned seat is provided at each side of the cupola, and inthe body of the car, seats with lockers underneath for tools, etc.,are arranged for the attendants. A stove provides bodily com-fort and sliding windows on the sides and ends furnish light and,when necessary, ventilation. The car is provided with air brakes, arranged in the usual man-ner, with brake shaft at one end. The trucks under the car have inside heavy iron brake beams,and all the parts are kept as high as possible above the rail. Thecar is fitted with the stands and draft gear of the road and has au-tomatic couplers. This flanger has been in use since the beginning of the year andhas given good satisfaction, the knives being raised or lowered inahout two seconds. American Society of Civil Engineers. The annual meeting of this society was held in New York onJan. 20. The officers elected were President, B
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