. American engineer and railroad journal . Vanderbilt Compression Arch Bar From a Photograph. ^ - S 9 f/rfM tw End ftlF- * End View* Section Through Bolster. Transverse Section and End View. 100,000 POUNDS CAPACITY HOPPER COAL Virginia Central & Pittsbur»h Railway. Designed by Cornelius Vanderbilt, IV). E, 104 AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. VANDERBILT 50-TON HOPPER COAL CAR. West Virginia Central & Pittsburgh Railway. These drawings illustrate the construction of 800 steelhopper cars of 100,000 lbs. capacity, designed by Cornelius Van-derbilt, M. E., which are now bei
. American engineer and railroad journal . Vanderbilt Compression Arch Bar From a Photograph. ^ - S 9 f/rfM tw End ftlF- * End View* Section Through Bolster. Transverse Section and End View. 100,000 POUNDS CAPACITY HOPPER COAL Virginia Central & Pittsbur»h Railway. Designed by Cornelius Vanderbilt, IV). E, 104 AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. VANDERBILT 50-TON HOPPER COAL CAR. West Virginia Central & Pittsburgh Railway. These drawings illustrate the construction of 800 steelhopper cars of 100,000 lbs. capacity, designed by Cornelius Van-derbilt, M. E., which are now being built for the West VirginiaCentral & Pittsburgh Railway. In our November number oflast year, page 338, we illustrated the experimental car byMr. Vanderbilt, and the present construction embodies the de-velopment of the ideas of the earlier design. In the first cars, for the Lackawanna Iron & Steel Com-pany, it was decided to employ small center sills in the formof 9-in. channels, 25 lbs. per ft., and these cars will be watchedwith interest on that account, i
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