Railroad Passenger Car Composite Diagram (1899)

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A Diagram Showing the Different Parts of Passenger, Buffet-Sleeping, & Observation Cars, with Vestibule & Observation Platforms, Gas & Electric Light, Baker Heater & Steam Heating, etc., with 606 identified and marked components.
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from "The Science of Railways" (Vol. I - Railway Equipment) by Marshall M. Kirkman
The World Railway Publishing Co., New York & Chicago, 1899

Courtesy of the Bruce C. Cooper Collection.

**TRUCKS AND THEIR ATTACHMENTS.**
1 Axle 2 Axle safety bearing 3 Axle safety strap 4 Wheel 5 Wheel center 6 Outside wheel plate 7 Retaining ring 8 Retaining-ring rivets 9 Steel tire 10 Tread of wheel 11 Flange of wheel 12 Journal box 13 Journal-box cover 14 Journal-box cover-spring 15 Journal-box cover-bolt 16 Journal-bearing or brass 17 Pedestal 18 Pedestal bolts 19 Pedestal tie-bar 20 Pedestal stay-rod 21 Pedestal brace 22 Wheel-piece 23 Outside wheel-piece 24 End-piece of truck frame 25 End-piece plate 26 End piece, or end sill corner plate 27 Outside transom 28 Outside transom plate 29 Transom corner-plate 30 Transom truss-rod 31 Transom truss-rod seat 32 Transom truss-rod washer 33 Transom chafing-plate 34 Middle transom 35 Middle transom plate 36 Safety-beam 37 Safety-beam Iron 38 Safety-beam tie-rod 39 Middle safety-beam 40 Center-pin 41 Center-bearing arch-bar 42 Center-bearing stool	43 Body center-plate 44 Truck center-plate 45 Center-plate block 46 Center-bearing beam 47 Center-bearing arch-bar 48 Center-bearing inverted arch-bar 49 Center-bearing beam plate 50 Center-bearing beam-strips 51 Truck-bolster 52 Truck-bolster chafing-plate 53 Spring-beam 54 Spring-beam chafing-plate 55 Bolster-spring cap 56 Bolster-spring seat 57 Bolster spring 58 Spring-band 59 Spring-plank 60 Spring-plank bearing 61 Swing hangers 62 Upper swing-hanger pivot 63 Lower swing-hanger pivot 64 Swing-hanger pivot-bearing 65 Swing-hanger staple 66 Swing-hanger staple casting 67 Truck side-bearing 68 Side-bearing bridge 69 Body side-bearing bridge 70 Body side-bearing pillar 71 Body-bolster 72 Outside body-transom pillar 73 Intermediate body-transom pillar 74 Body-transom center-bearing pillar 75 Equalizing-bar 76 Equalizing-bar spring 77 Equalizing-bar spring-seat 78 Equalizing-bar spring-cap 79 Equalizing bar spring-block 80 Check-chain 81 Check-chain hook 82 Check-chain loop 83 Check-chain eye-bolt 84 Check-chain chafing-plate

**AIR BRAKE, AIR SIGNAL, AND HAND BRAKE APPARATUS.**
86 Brake-hanger 87 Brake-hanger carrier 88 Brake beam adjusting-hanger carrier 89 Brake hanger pin 90 Trussed wooden brake beam 91 Hollow brake-beam 92 Brake safety-strap 93 Release spring 94 Upper balance-spring 95 Lower balance-spring 96 Balance-spring rod 97 Brake head 98 Brake shoe 99 Brake-shoe key 100 Outside brake-beam fulcrum 101 Inside brake beam fulcrum 102 Center brake-beam fulcrum 103 Center-brake transom 104 Center brake-beam 105 Center brake-hanger 106 Center-brake safety-hanger 107 Center-brake release-spring 108 Center-brake balance-spring 109 Center-brake balance-spring rod 110 Center brake-shoe 111 Crescent link 112 Crescent link-hanger 113 Equalizing brake-lever 114 Truck brake-lever 115 Truck-lever fulcrum 116 Dead truck-lever 117 Live truck-lever 118 Brake lever stop 119 Inside connecting-rod 120 Outside connecting-rod 121 Lower brake-connection 122 Adjusting turn buckle 123 Upper brake-connection 124 Hand brake-connection 125 Brake-chain shaft 126 Brake rachet-wheel 127 Brake hand-wheel 128 Rachet-brake 129 Floating or Hodge-lever 130 Hodge-lever connecting-rod 131 Hodge carrier	132 Cylinder lever 133 Cylinder lever guide 134 Cylinder lever connecting rod 136 Brake cylinder 136 Cylinder front head 137 Cylinder back-head 138 Automatic slack adjuster 139 Automatic pressure-regulator for High Speed Brake 140 Piston-travel recorder 141 Piston crosshead 142 Auxiliary reservoir 143 Auxiliary reservoir bands 144 Auxiliary reservoir blocks 145 Release-cock or bleeder 146 Pipe to auxiliary reservoir 147 Triple valve 148 Check valve case 149 Branch pipe 150 Cutout cock 151 Strainer tee 152 Pressure retaining valve 153 Pipe to pressure retaining valve 154 Train brake pipe 155 Pipe hanger 156 Tee fitting to conductor's valve 157 Branch pipe to conductor's valve 158 Conductor's valve 159 Angle cock 160 Hose clamp 161 Air brake hose 162 Armored brake hose 163 Air-hose coupling 164 Signal hose coupling 165 Signal hose 166 Armored signal hose 167 Train signal pipe 168 Train signal stop Lock 169 Signal branch-pipe to car discharge valve 170 Signal branch-pipe discharge Valve 171 Car signal-valve 172 Signal cord 173 Signal cord hanger 174 Angle fitting

**AUTOMATIC WATER-RAISING SYSTEM.**
175 Water tank 176 Air tank 177 Drip cock in air tank 178 Air pressure governor 179 Check valve in air pipe 180 Water tank filler 181 Three way cock	182 Stem of three way cock 183 Main shut off valve 184 Air vent from water tank 185 Water strainer 186 Blow off to clean strainer 187 Cold water pipe

**LAVATORY FITTINGS IN SMOKING ROOM.**
188 Hot water jacket 189 Hot water pipe to bowl 190 Cold water pipe to bowl 191 Combined hot/cold water cock 192 Wash-bowl or basin 193 Basin plug 194 Basin coupling 195 Basin waste-pipe	196 Slab 197 Riser 198 Towel-holder 199 Towel-holder bracket 200 Water cooler 201 Water cooler faucet 202 Water glass or tumbler 203 Water glass bracket

**WATER CLOSET.**
204 Floor pipe 205 Iron hopper 206 Cover for iron hopper 207 Dump pan 208 Porcelain bowl 209 Drip tray 210 Seat hinge 211 Operating lever	212 Sliding rod 213 Supply pipe 214 Vent pipe 215 Water tank 216 Toilet paper holder 217 Coat hook 218 Stained glass art-window

**HEATING SYSTEM—COMBINED HOT WATER AND STEAM.**
219 Baker heater 220 Expanding generator coil 221 Inner coil 222 Hot water pipe from heater 223 Hot water pipe to car 224 Pressure gauge 225 Fire pot 226 Grate 227 Grate shaker 228 Ash-pit 229 Ash pit bottom 230 Ash pit door 231 Ash-pit door handle 232 Coal box 233 Feed door 234 Feed door handle 235 Safety plate handle 236 Outside casing 237 Inside casing 238 Smoke flue 239 Smoke flue base 240 Top of heater 241 King for Russia iron top 242 Smoke pipe 243 Damper	244 Circulating drum 245 Combination drip cock 246 Filling tunnel 247 Safety valve 248 Floor valve (steam heating) 249 Angle valve 250 Steam jacket (no fire in heater) 251 Steam inlet to Jacket 252 Steam outlet from Jacket 253 Steam circulating pipe 254 Hot water circulating pipe 255 Seat Radiators 256 Foot-guard over heater pipe 257 Blow off for water 258 Blow-off for steam 259 Handle for steam blow-off 260 Automatic water trap 261 Angle drip valve 262 Return bend 263 Steam hose 264 Hose band 265 Steam hose coupling (Gibbs) 266 Steam hose coupling (Sewall) 267 End steam valve

**LIGHTING APPARATUS AND FIXTURES—GAS, ELECTRIC LIGHT, ETC.**
268 Filling valve cover 269 Filling pipe 270 Holder valve 271 Gas holder 272 Gas holder supports 273 Car gauge 274 Regulator 275 Pipe to lamps 276 Main gas cock (in closet) 277 Bracket gas lamp 278 Globe 379 Globe holder 280 Center suspension lamp 281 Four arm lamp 282 Electric Bulbs 283 Vestibule lamp 284 Glass bowl 285 Glass dome 286 Globe hinge 287 Spring catch 288 Reflector 289 Cluster 290 Plug for cluster 291 Check screws 292 Cluster stem 293 Cluster stem lock	294 Burner tips 295 Body casting 296 Flues 297 Ventilator 298 Ventilating chimney 299 Burner cock 300 Root casting 301 Gas way 302 Thimble 303 Reducing elbow 304 Smoke bell 305 Gas pipe hangers 306 Ventilator 307 Electric connector 308 Electric wires 309 Electric switch board 310 Platform electric lamp 311 Vestibule electric corner light 312 Electric berth light 313 Electric deck facing light 314 Combined gas and electric chandelier 315 Electric light shades 316 Side lamp 317 Side lamp bracket 318 Side lamp chimney

**COUPLING APPARATUS AND DRAFT GEAR.**
319 Miller coupler 320 Automatic vertical-plane coupler 321 Knuckle 322 Knuckle pin 323 Drawbar 324 Shank 325 Drift-spring strap 326 Draft-spring strap-bolts	327 Draft spring 328 Draft-spring followers 329 Tail bolt or stem 330 Drawbar carry iron 331 Inner drawbar carry iron 332 Uncoupling lever 333 Uncoupling shaft 334 Uncoupling rod 335 Draft timbers

**VESTIBULE AND PLATFORM.**
336 Vestibule end of car 337 Vestibule door 338 Vestibule door lock 339 Vestibule door drop handle 340 Vestibule door hinges 341 Vestibule door guard rod 342 Glass in vestibule door 343 Vestibule dome 344 Vestibule hood 345 Diaphram lace plate 346 Inner face plate 347 Diaphram 348 Top face plate guide 349 Bottom face-plate guide 350 Face-Plate buffers 351 Face-plate chain 352 Back gravity bar 353 Front face plate gravity-bar 354 Gravity-bar fulcrum bolt 355 Chain sheave bracket 356 Chain sheave 357 End post 358 Vestibule end carline 359 Water drip 360 Platform roof 361 Roof apron 362 Platform hood 363 Platform root carline 364 Platform roof end carline 365 Platform floor and matting 366 Platform trap door 367 Platform sill	368 Platform short sill 369 Platform end sill 370 Platform rail post 371 Base washer for rail post 372 Platform-rail 373 Platform rail chain 374 Platform tie rod 376 End sill tie-rod 378 Platform gate 377 Platform step riser 378 Tread board 379 Step Iron 380 Step hanger 381 Step hanger brace 382 Extension folding step 383 Extension step hinge [& grab bar] 384 Side stems 385 Side stem thimble 386 Side-stem spring 387 Side stem pin 388 Center-stem 389 Inner guide center-stem 390 Center-stem spring 391 Center stem pin 392 Follower center stem 393 Pressure bar 394 Short buffer-plate 395 Threshold plate 396 Foot plate 397 Safety coupling chain 398 Safety coupling hook

**CAR FRAMING, ETC.**
399 End-sill 400 Side sill knee-iron 401 Side-sill 402 Sill tie-rods 403 Sill and plate tie rod 404 Bridging 405 Floor timber brace 406 Car floor 407 Deafening ceiling 408 Cross tie timber 409 Body truss-rod 410 Body queen post 411 Body queen-post brace 412 Turn buckle 413 Truss rod anchor iron 414 Truss rod stub-ends 415 Truss plank 416 Truss plank cap 417 Belt rail 418 Belt rail cap 419 Compression beam 420 Auxiliary compression beam 421 Compression beam brace 422 Counter brace 423 Counter brace rod 424 Hog chain or overhang truss-rod 425 Overhang truss-rod queen-post 426 Overhang truss-rod seat 427 Brace-rod washer 428 Brace 429 Brace rod 430 Stud 431 Window posts 432 Sheathing rail 433 Sheathing furring 435 Plate 436 Body end plate 437 Rafter 438 Root boards 439 Clear story 440 Deck end sills 441 Deck sill 442 Deck sill facing 443 Deck post 444 Deck panels 445 Deck plate 446 Upper deck carline 447 Compound carline 448 Deck sash 449 Deck sash lintel 450 Deck sash openers 451 Deck sash pivot	452 Deck sash pull 453 Ceiling 454 Inside deck cornice 455 Inside lining 456 Inside cornice fascia board 457 Deck sash hinge 458 Inside window sill 459 Pilaster base 460 Pilaster 461 Pilaster cap 462 Window cover molding 463 Window casing 464 Window stile 465 Window sash 466 Window glass 467 Window lift 468 Window lock 469 Window stop 470 Rafter cornice 471 Window blind sash 472 Window blind slats 473 Window blind mullion 474 Window blind lift 475 Window shade 476 Bottom bar of shade 477 Shade thumb latch 478 Shade fringe 479 Shade stop 480 Outside window sill 481 Window sill cornice board 482 Window panel 483 Outside window molding. 484 Letter board or frieze 485 Fascia board 486 Eaves molding 487 Deck eaves molding 488 Deck outside window-sash 489 Deck window screens 490 Deck screen-post 491 Outside sheathing 492 Upper wainscot panel 493 Lower wainscot panel 494 Cushion 495 Back 496 Head roll 497 Back band 498 Arm rest 499 Seat end rest 500 Seat end rail 501 Base casting 502 Foot rail 503 Striker arm 504 Seat lock 505 Seat end

**SECTIONS AND SLEEPING BERTHS.**
506 Lower berth 507 Upper berth down 508 Upper berth up 509 Berth front panel upper part 510 Berth front lower part 511 Berth front panel 512 Berth catch handle 513 Berth spring frame 514 Berth spring chain 515 Berth chain pulley 516 Berth safety rope 517 Berth mattress 518 Berth spiral spring 519 Pillow box 520 Berth pillow 521 Berth curtains 522 Curtain rings 523 Curtain rod 524 Curtain rod bracket 525 Berth partition 526 Head board 527 Lower berth stop 528 Lower deck ceiling 529 bunk panel 530 Bunk apron	531 Hammock hook 532 Hammock 533 Mirrors 534 Electric push buttons 535 Annunciator box 536 Table 537 Table leg 538 Table hook plates 539 Hat hooks 540 Smoking room 541 Smoking room panels 542 Wainscot panels 543 Sofa 544 Window curtain-rod 545 Window drapery 546 Match striker 547 Ash receiver 548 Continuous basket rack 549 Basket rack brackets 550 Basket rack rod 561 Basket rack netting 562 Parcel and umbrella rack 553 Observation end of car 554 Revolving chair 555 Chair base casting

**DOOR AND TRIMMINGS.**
556 Door lintel 557 Car door 558 Top door rail 559 Middle door rail 560 Bottom door rail 561 Lower door panels 562 Middle door panels 563 Upper door sash 564 Lower door sash	565 Door sash-lift 566 Door sash lock 567 Door knob 568 Door holder 569 Door holder catch 570 Escutcheon 571 Door hinges 572 Lambrequin

**BUFFET KITCHEN.**
573 Buffet 574 Overhead water tank 575 Supports for overhead water tank 576 Overhead water tank filler 577 Pipe from overhead water tank 578 Bread and pastry closet 579 Bracket for bread and pastry closet 580 Rack for trays 581 Shelf for canned goods 582 Plate rack 583 Saucer rack 584 Bread board 585 Match sate 586 China closet 587 Shelves for glassware 588 Urn	589 Coffee 590 Hot water 591 Milk 592 Drip tray 593 Cold water faucet 594 Gas pipe 595 Sink 596 Carving table 597 Ice box 598 Refrigerator 599 Ice cream closet 600 Wine and beer locker 601 Provisions 602 Linen locker 603 Locker door 604 Locker panels

**MARKERS.**
605 Flag and lamp holder	606 Tall lamp

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