. Electric railway journal . fast scheduleof this service have contributed to its popularity, one ofits most attractive features is the excellence of its threecafe parlor car service, to a description of which thisarticle is devoted. In planning the scope of what the cafe service shouldinclude the preliminary questions were: (a) What is the least amount of passenger seating spacewhich must be sacrificed for the storage of supplies, thecooking and serving of meals? (b) What design of range equipment will make mostadvantageous use of this space ? (c) How elaborate a bill of fare can be served wi
. Electric railway journal . fast scheduleof this service have contributed to its popularity, one ofits most attractive features is the excellence of its threecafe parlor car service, to a description of which thisarticle is devoted. In planning the scope of what the cafe service shouldinclude the preliminary questions were: (a) What is the least amount of passenger seating spacewhich must be sacrificed for the storage of supplies, thecooking and serving of meals? (b) What design of range equipment will make mostadvantageous use of this space ? (c) How elaborate a bill of fare can be served with thefacilities which will meet the requirements (a) and (b) ? In answer to question (a) the kitchen is 3334 in- x 77/4in. and was provided with a pantry 33/4 in- x A&A in. infloor area. A plan of one of the cafe parlor cars is given on page chairs are of green wicker design with leather cushionsand leather padded backs and arms. The width of a chairover all is 25 in.; height to top of back from floor, 35^ in.;. Cafe Car—Range with Doors Open to Show Interior Space height to top of arms from floor, 25V2 in. The maximumseating capacity of these upholstered chairs is 29 with notables set up. When tables are set up it is desirable tomove two or three chairs to the vestibule or off the carentirely. When an extra large load is carried the wickerseats are supplemented with six or eight folding campchairs. The tables are of the ordinary dining-car typewith the single folding leg, table hooks and wall table tops measure 22 in. x 32 in. and a raised beadaround the edge, J4 hi. wide and x/% in. high, prevents theslipping of the tablecloth. Two persons can very comfortably be served at a table of this size. The car arrangement shown in plan with a row of tablesdown one side and a row of chairs down the other is yo8 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIII. No. 20. merely to illustrate table and chair capacity of car. Or-dinarily five tables are set up, one in the smo
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