. American engineer and railroad journal . ubical capacity of 880 ft., sufficient fora working load of 89,600 lbs., and the weight light is 35,840 length over buffers is 34 ft., iij4 i-; over end sills, 31 it. 3in.; height over all, 9 ft., and width, 10 ft., 8 in. The bufferheight unloaded is 41 in. The trucks have 3i in. steel tiredwheels of 66 in. wheel base, and are spaced 21 ft. 9 in. fromcenter to center. The inside dimensions of the hopper or oodyare length 23 ft., and width 10 ft. 6 in. The wheel diameter is33 in.; truck wheel base 5 ft. 6 in., and total wheel base 27ft. 3 in. T
. American engineer and railroad journal . ubical capacity of 880 ft., sufficient fora working load of 89,600 lbs., and the weight light is 35,840 length over buffers is 34 ft., iij4 i-; over end sills, 31 it. 3in.; height over all, 9 ft., and width, 10 ft., 8 in. The bufferheight unloaded is 41 in. The trucks have 3i in. steel tiredwheels of 66 in. wheel base, and are spaced 21 ft. 9 in. fromcenter to center. The inside dimensions of the hopper or oodyare length 23 ft., and width 10 ft. 6 in. The wheel diameter is33 in.; truck wheel base 5 ft. 6 in., and total wheel base 27ft. 3 in. The distribution of materials by this car leaves nothing to bedesired, and it can be regulated to a nicety at whatever speedthe car is propelled. The leveling of the ballast which remainsafter unloading can be readily handled by two or three menwhich implies a heavy reduction in the construction force ordi-narily employed in connection with the former methods in vogu«for unloading. February, 1911. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL 49. SELK-DISCHAKGING HOPPER BALLAST CAR SKLECTED FROM COMPETITIVE DESIGNS SUBMITTED BY VARIOUS EUROPEAN BUILDERS.
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