On the ceiling above this space on the second floor was an iron ring, and directly below it was a drophole operated by a lever. This device was designed for hangings of criminals convicted of capital offenses.

Six-axle A1A (center axle unpowered) Alcos used single-drop-equalizer trucks with a short wheelbase (10'5) and even axle spacing; units with all axles powered used a trimount double-equalized truck with uneven spacing and a 12'6 wheelbase.

Trains are fuller under Amtrak, but it is thought to be largely because there are fewer trains.

[Y]ou have gone a good ſtitch, you may well be a weary; ſit down.