Level, track

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OBJECT TYPE: MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY/STEP
DATE: 1930–1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0075.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian National Railway
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, 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: 213.5 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Height: 3.8 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: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

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

Details

Markings: WHITE STENCILLED 'C.N.R.' ON UPPER EDGE/ HANDWRITTEN YELLOW NUMBERS FOR GAUGE LEVELS (PARTIALLY ILLEGIBLE)
Missing: Parts of sheet steel protective edging missing from bottom of gauge.
Finish: ORIGINALLY PAINTED BLACK, NOW MUCH DAMAGED, WITH WHITE STRIPE DOWN CENTRE OF ONE SIDE
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian National Railway, Level, track, circa 1930–1990, Artifact no. 1994.0075, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0075.001/

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