Level, track

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OBJECT TYPE: MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY/STEP
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0193.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian National Railways
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD/ METAL SHOEING & HANDLE/ GLASS SPIRIT LEVEL/ SPIRIT

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 214.0 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 4.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Operations
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: CN
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: DEVICES OF THIS KIND HAVE BEEN IN USE SINCE SECOND HALF OF 19TH CENTURY.
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN RAILROAD IN ITS OPERATIONS. THIS LEVEL CAME FROM WALKLEY TRAIN YARD IN OTTAWA.
Function: DEVICE USED IN MAINTENANCE OF RAILROAD TRACK, TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE ELEVATION OF OUTER RAIL ON STRAIGHT & CURVED TRACK, PARTICULARLY SUPER-ELEVATED CURVED TRACK.
Technical: SIMPLE DEVICE USED TO PROVIDE LEVEL RAILWAY TRACK. DEPTH OF STEPS AT ONE END OF GAUGE IS EQUAL TO ELEVATION OF OUTER RAIL FOR CURVES OF DIFFERENT DEGREES, SO THAT ON CURVE SPIRIT BUBBLE IS LEVEL WHEN BOTTOM EDGE OF BOARD IS ON INNER RAIL & PROPER OFFSET IS ON OUTER RAIL (REF. 3).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE STENCILED "C.N." ON UPPER EDGE/ WHITE NUMBERS FOR GAUGE LEVELS (PARTIALLY ILLEGIBLE)
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: ORIGINALLY PAINTED BLACK, NOW MUCH DAMAGED, WITH WHITE STRIPE DOWN CENTRE OF EACH SIDE & PATCH OF BLUE PAINT ON EACH SIDE/ METAL FINISH OBSCURED BY CORROSION/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS & ALCOHOL
Decoration: N/A

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