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Re: brick/plate height ruler...
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Fri, 27 Apr 2001 16:34:40 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> A car has the "dome-nature" if it has a raised seating area characterised by
> windows that arch across the entire roof. Typically this seating area is
> "non-revenue" that is, the seats are extra and coach or sleeper passengers
> go sit in them instead of their seats, on a first come first served basis
> (or maybe only sleeper and other extra fare passengers get to use it, or
> maybe non whites are banned, etc. etc. depending on the era). Domes can be a
> small (20 passengers or less) seating area or full length. Full length are
> usually more modern. Below the dome can be a lounge, crew quarters, a snack
> bar, office space etc, anything that doesn't require a lot of headroom...
Would you characterize "bi-level" as "dome-nature"? My impression has
been that bi-level cars are fully bi-level (and pretty darn tall), but
then I haven't ever really studied passenger trains much (actually, I
tend not to be too much into in depth train research, though in other
areas I am [I've spent several days in the library at various times
researching stuff for RPGs for example]).
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| (...) No. Bi-levels are not "dome-nature" (for example, the METRA commuter cars, or the GO cars, or the Southern (UK) railway cars(1)), but are simply a way to get more people into the space available. Fortunately, railways have not taken this to (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: brick/plate height ruler...
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| (...) No. The defining characteristic is windows across the roof so you can look up and out and over... Ask me tonite if that doesn't make sense I'll explain in person. ++Lar (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Sort of. Oh boy. Books can be written on this topic. Many books HAVE been. Go read them for more detail Pardon my terseness, I am in Houston between flights, enroute to San DiLego for the (non)Wedding Fest. Railroads tend to order custom. So (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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