. American engineer . niis trmililcs llial li;i\i ■ in llic past\Mlli xvln-cls ami axles c\ en under cars of 100,000 lbs. capacity«lien carrying the frequent large overload, it has seenied un-ilesirahle, except in a few special cases, to place cars t)f largersi/e on four-wheel trucks. .\ six-wheel truck must of necessityinclude scpine form of ec|ualization, and heretofore has usuallyheen consiilered to rei|uire a frame witli jiedestals in which thejournal boxes liave a free vertical movement. That type of .•nnounts of coal and ore tliat will give a incrc<sein the perc
. American engineer . niis trmililcs llial li;i\i ■ in llic past\Mlli xvln-cls ami axles c\ en under cars of 100,000 lbs. capacity«lien carrying the frequent large overload, it has seenied un-ilesirahle, except in a few special cases, to place cars t)f largersi/e on four-wheel trucks. .\ six-wheel truck must of necessityinclude scpine form of ec|ualization, and heretofore has usuallyheen consiilered to rei|uire a frame witli jiedestals in which thejournal boxes liave a free vertical movement. That type of .•nnounts of coal and ore tliat will give a incrc<sein the percentage of revenue load in a train. These cars are of the high side gondola type and measure 9ft. 6 in. in width, 6 ft. 6/- in. in height and 45 ft. 6% in. inlength on the inside of the body. This gives- a cubic cu. ft. level full, and 551 cu. ft. in a 30 deg. heap, maK-ing a total of 3,380 cu. ft. Pocahontas run of mine coal is takenat pounds to the cubic foot. The first load of coal hauled. U zsf/ihx. ^U-rf-iU-—zos—■4<-74-4^—z4-—|-Ht ^_ .yoSl. -Jil< This diawing slunvs llu- coiislnictioii a Farluw-Scssious draft A 3Iuu-r ,lr,ift i;cin- is of Draft Gear on 90-Ton Gondola Car; Norfolk & Western.
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