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Re: brick/plate height ruler...
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 28 Apr 2001 00:55:39 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes:
> 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...
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> Would you characterize "bi-level" as "dome-nature"?
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
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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