. American engineer . is a complete industrial tracks and turntables, as well as charging cars forpig iron and coke. The foundry is under the direct supervision of J. H. Manning,superintendent of motive power, and G. S. , superintend-ent of shops, Delaware & Hudson Company. V. Z. Caracristiwas consulting engineer in charge of the construction. FREIGHT CAR TROUBLES* BY J. (Builder. Dela FRITTS. The question has l)ecn asked as to why we arc experiencingso much trouhle with freight carrying ecjuipment. In answeringthis question we must take into consideration the age and designo
. American engineer . is a complete industrial tracks and turntables, as well as charging cars forpig iron and coke. The foundry is under the direct supervision of J. H. Manning,superintendent of motive power, and G. S. , superintend-ent of shops, Delaware & Hudson Company. V. Z. Caracristiwas consulting engineer in charge of the construction. FREIGHT CAR TROUBLES* BY J. (Builder. Dela FRITTS. The question has l)ecn asked as to why we arc experiencingso much trouhle with freight carrying ecjuipment. In answeringthis question we must take into consideration the age and designof the cars and also the service they are called on to are in round numbers about two and one-quarter millionsof freight cars in the country, varying in age from one totwenty-five years, and beyond doubt a large number of the olderones are unadapted for present-day train service. Up to fifteen or sixteen years ago it was the general practiceto build cars with short draft timbers extending from the end. Fig Older Type Draft Sills and Bolster. sill back to and butting against the body bolster. These drafttimbers were secured to draft sills (5 in. x 8 in., in some cases5 in. X 9 in.) with four vertical bolts. I know of some caseswhere this practice was in use within the last three years. Asa protection to the car against shocks it was the practice to useone or two helical springs betw een the followers for a draft having draft arms and attachments of this type will notstand the strains they are subjected to in the present long trains. One of the first things I would suggest doing to relieve thepresent unsatisfactory condition would be to substitute for thepresent short draft arm one of metal construction that will ex-tend back of the bolster. This would lead to an inspection ofsuch cars by their owners to determine whether any of themwould warrant the expenditure necessary to re-enforce themwith suitable metal draft arms and the application of a draftgear wh
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