. Railway mechanical engineer . ggi_P!VrSidefi^ks_ Vestibule Hood Construction—C. B. & Q. Steei Passenger Cars between the draft castings. The bolsters and cross bearers shown in one of the illustrations. It is common to both the are of built up construction, having pan shaped web plates chair cars and the coaches, with the exception of sections B-B with ample connections at the center and side sills. The end and D-D. Contrary to previous practices the Gothics and sills arc made up of pressed steel shapes. The corner, side segment sash above the side windows have been omitted, raak-. All-Steel
. Railway mechanical engineer . ggi_P!VrSidefi^ks_ Vestibule Hood Construction—C. B. & Q. Steei Passenger Cars between the draft castings. The bolsters and cross bearers shown in one of the illustrations. It is common to both the are of built up construction, having pan shaped web plates chair cars and the coaches, with the exception of sections B-B with ample connections at the center and side sills. The end and D-D. Contrary to previous practices the Gothics and sills arc made up of pressed steel shapes. The corner, side segment sash above the side windows have been omitted, raak-. All-Steel Passenger Cars for the Chicago, Burlington &. Quincy and intermediate end posts are 4-in., Z-bars. Thedoor posts are 12-in., I-beams and the vestibule dia-phram posts are 6-in., I-beams. The end plateson the body of the cars are 12-in., 40-lb. channels and on ing it possible to increase the height of the window glass 4 in.,giving a clear glass opening 29 in. high. .\ larger amountof natural light is thus admitted to Hie cars than before. Thisarrangement has made a greater depth of letter board nee- March, 1917 RAILWAY MliCHANICAL ENGINEER 145 essary, it now being 21 Jg in. deep. In order to improve theappearance of the car and also to stiffen this sheet a grooveis pressed in the letter board in. above the bottom. An-other interesting feature to be found in the cross section isthe manner of riveting the roof sheets. They are so appliedthat both rivet heads are on tlie outside of the car wherethey are readily accessible. This permits the roo
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