Combined air conditioning duct, luggage compartment and lighting fixture for mass transit vehicles

A mass transit vehicle comprising a passenger area with an aisle extending along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and a seating area on either side of the aisle, said passenger area being enclosed by oppositely disposed sidewalls and a roof adjoining each sidewall and forming a corner therewith,

• an elongated air conditioning duct extending along said axis above the seating area on one side of the aisle for supplying air thereto, said duct being defined by an elongated panel means having an inboard edge joined to said roof and an outboard edge joined to one sidewall and spanning the corner formed by the one sidewall and the roof,
• a light fixture disposed above said seating area including an elongated support beam and light housing extending along said axis, said light fixture being supported by plural vertically disposed stanchions each being joined at its lower end with said support beam and joined at its upper end to said roof,
• and a luggage compartment disposed below said duct and above said seating area, said luggage compartment extending along said axis and comprising an elongated luggage rack panel having a floor and an outboard backwall connected with said floor, said outboard backwall being supported by said one sidewall, said floor being supported by said fixture whereby access to said luggage compartment from said aisle is provided by open space above said light fixture and spacing between said stanchions,
• said light housing being adapted to receive a light source and including a lower lens for distributing light from said source into said seating area and said aisle, said light housing also including an upper lens for distributing light from said source into said luggage compartment.