. American engineer and railroad journal . Plan and Section. 112,000-POUND STEEL ORE CARS IN SCOTLAND. Caledonian End View and Transverse Section. A departure in car constructiun ni English practice is markedby the introduction of 50-ton (English tons of 2,240 lbs.) gon-dola cars of the American type upon the Caledonian the courtesy of Mr. John F. Mcintosh, Locomotive Su-perintendent of the road, we have received a photograph of oneof these cars, together with particulars and drawings. These cars have steel underframes and wooden sides built onframing of steel and the
. American engineer and railroad journal . Plan and Section. 112,000-POUND STEEL ORE CARS IN SCOTLAND. Caledonian End View and Transverse Section. A departure in car constructiun ni English practice is markedby the introduction of 50-ton (English tons of 2,240 lbs.) gon-dola cars of the American type upon the Caledonian the courtesy of Mr. John F. Mcintosh, Locomotive Su-perintendent of the road, we have received a photograph of oneof these cars, together with particulars and drawings. These cars have steel underframes and wooden sides built onframing of steel and they are mounted on two four-wheeltrucks, of the American type, with arch bar side frames. Thedesign is by Mr. Mcintosh, and the cars were built at the Works of the road. The cars have four sills, which are 10 in. channels with plateend sills and frequent transverse stiffening plates, which, to-gether with the corner braces, are clearly shown in the engrav-ings. There are eight truss rods of 1% in. iron terminating at October. 18UU. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 321 the l)olKters and placed close toge
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