You may want to check with The St. Louis (County?) Museum of 
Transportation or the New York State museum.  Both have incorporated 
railcars into their exhibit designs.

I forsee slippage factors if you use plexi on the floor.  Unfortunatly, at 7.30 on 
a Monday morning, I'm not coming up with another idea other than 
reproduction carpeting.

Also, crossposting on HistArch ( https://lists.asu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?
A0=HISTARCH ) might give you some alternate ideas.  My experiance with the 
industrial archaeology community (some which frequent the list) has shown 
that there are many with a large interest in train stuff (engines, rolling stock, 
rails, etc).

Elizabeth Cahill
Museum Technician, Cultural Resources
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
865.430.0340
[log in to unmask]

On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 16:52:20 -0400, Ava Wilkey <awilkey@KENNESAW-
GA.GOV> wrote:

>Our museum is designing an exhibit centered around the Georgia 40/8
>"Merci" boxcar.  It is a ca. 1880 wooden French boxcar with large cast
>iron couplings on each side.  The paint is from a restoration done in
>1996.  It is in good condition and the exterior and interior appear to
>be stable.  
>
> 
>
>Our exhibit designer wants visitors to have access to the inside of the
>car.  Here are the concerns I have:  first, how will the car be
>protected?  Is there a safe way to protect the floor?  In my opinion the
>interior of the car should be protected with plexi-glass or some sort of
>barrier. 
>
> 
>
>Ava Wilkey
>
>Registrar / Assistant Curator
>
>Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
>
>In affliation with the Smithsonian Institution
>
>2829 Cherokee Street
>
>Kennesaw, GA  30144
>
>PH:  770.427.2117 ext 115
>
>email: [log in to unmask]
>
>Visit us on the web at www.southernmuseum.org
><http://www.southernmuseum.org/>  or www.kennesaw-ga.gov
><http://www.kennesaw-ga.gov/> .
>
> 
>
>
>--
>This message has been scanned by the Securiant SpiderISA for spam and 
viruses, and is believed to be safe and clean.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>=========================================================
>Important Subscriber Information:
>
>The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-
faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by 
sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body 
of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
>
>If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to 
[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff 
Museum-L" (without the quotes).
>

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).