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Identifier: railwaymechanica89newy (find matches)
Title: Railway mechanical engineer
Year: 1916 (1910s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Simmons-Boardman Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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dered About a year ago the Buffalo, Koclicstcr & Pittsburgh builtan eight-wheel steel frame caboose at its Du Bois shops, whichwas placed in service to thoroughly lest the design before adopt-ing it as standard. In preparing the design trainmen were ciin-sulted by the mechanical and operating officers in order thateverything requisite to the comfort :ind convenience of thecrew might be embudicd in the car. I he results obtained inservice have been higldy gratiuing and the riding (;ualities have ployed in sleeping cars; when they are not in use they may beswung up against the roof of the car thus leaving the sidewindows entirely unobstructed. There is a desk and pigeonholes fur letters and other stationery, an ice-box with separatefood chamber, a sink, a cupboard and large water cooler, a stoveand coal bo.\, a toilet room and lockers for clothing, oil cans andlanterns. Special holders arc provided for torpedoes, fusees,lantern glolies and markers. A pressure gage is attached to the
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Part-Sectional Views of the Finished Caboose been found exceptionally good. The car has a total length overthe couplers of 31 ft. 7 in., and has platforms about 2 ft. 2 in. inwidth. The finished interior has a length of 23 ft. 5 in. and isS ft. m in. wide. The car weighs 37,900 lb. Special attention was given to the interior arrangement of thecar, which is provided with sleeping accommodations for fivepersons in three lower and two upper swinging bunks. Twoadditional persons may also be accommodated in the cupola.The arrangement of the upper bunks is similar to tliat em- pipe leading to the conductors valve, both being convenientlyaccessible either from the cupola or the floor of the caboose. LXDERFR.\ME The underframe is of exceptionally rigid construction for acar of this nature. The center sills are 15-in.. 30-lb. channelsspaced 12J^ in. back to back and extend continuously betweenthe platform end sills. They are 28 ft. 6 in. in length and areprovided with a ^i in. top cover plate

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