Canadian transportation & distribution management . 1-16 in. thick, andsupport 6 fir floor stringers, securelyfastened to the steel plate by % bolts. Between the stringers,next to the 1-16 in. plate, is red ropepaper, a course of 3 ply salamander, a7-16 in. air space, and a V2 in. layer ofKeystone hair felt, the top of this be-ing even with the tops of the floor strin-ers. On top of this is another layer ofred rope paper, throughout, then no. 22 lower deck. The hood roof boards areof basswood. Roof and hood coveringconsists of national standard roofing can-vas for both decks; coppe
Canadian transportation & distribution management . 1-16 in. thick, andsupport 6 fir floor stringers, securelyfastened to the steel plate by % bolts. Between the stringers,next to the 1-16 in. plate, is red ropepaper, a course of 3 ply salamander, a7-16 in. air space, and a V2 in. layer ofKeystone hair felt, the top of this be-ing even with the tops of the floor strin-ers. On top of this is another layer ofred rope paper, throughout, then no. 22 lower deck. The hood roof boards areof basswood. Roof and hood coveringconsists of national standard roofing can-vas for both decks; copper gutters areprovided over vestibule side doors. Roofinsulation consists of one course of 3-plysalamander, applied to the back of deckpanel plates, and, back of all, agasotehead lining. The interiors are finished in Mexicanmahogany throughout, except above thewainscoting in mens and womens saloon,lavatory and drawing room annex, whichis finished in poplar, and the deck sillmoulding and upper deck finish, whichare steel. The upper portions of mens. Height, rail to eave mouldinj 11 ft. 2V2 in. Height, track to sill at end 3 ft. 7% Height, track to sill at center 3 ft. 9 in. They are of steel underframe, steelsuperstructure construction, with steelplate exterior and wood interior, andfollow closely the Canadian Nationalstandards of design. The cars are 73%ft. long over the end sills, carried on 6-wheel trucks, the interior arrangementconsisting of 12 sections and one draw-ing room. • The underframe construction consistsof a built-up center sill 26 in. deep, madeup of two 5-16 in. plates, having 6x4x % in. angles on the outside at the top,and 3 x 3 x % in. angles both insideand outside at the bottom. The side Sleeping Car, Canadian National Railways. galvanized steel chanarch, and finally alayer of flexolith composition flooring% in. thick. The side and end framing closely fol-low standard practice, consistingof posts of pressed steel riveted to theside sill Z bars at the
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