. American engineer and railroad journal . MM 1 lox-01-S-JI- ;»,« lUH j»loj, oj. of. O W 3 o October. 1905. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 359 plating of these cars is of 3-16-in. material and the floor of4-in. The body bolsters extend backward and support thesloping floor by an attachment between a pair of 5 x 3% x% in. angles. The floor of the car is given the form of ahood from the center sills and discharges the load towardsthe sides through S doors, which are 5 ft. long. The end sillconstruction and the corner bracing are the same in both ofthese designs, the end sill being a 10-
. American engineer and railroad journal . MM 1 lox-01-S-JI- ;»,« lUH j»loj, oj. of. O W 3 o October. 1905. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 359 plating of these cars is of 3-16-in. material and the floor of4-in. The body bolsters extend backward and support thesloping floor by an attachment between a pair of 5 x 3% x% in. angles. The floor of the car is given the form of ahood from the center sills and discharges the load towardsthe sides through S doors, which are 5 ft. long. The end sillconstruction and the corner bracing are the same in both ofthese designs, the end sill being a 10-in. 15-lb. channel with aH-in. plate on top to which the end posts and the cornerbracings are riveted. The door operating mechanism is actuated from one endof the car. An inclined capstan shaft operates joints leadingto two longitudinal rods extending under the hood of thehopper at the center of the car. These rods operate 5 hori- zontal chain wheels, each of which carries 2 crank pins towhich the door rods are attached. When in a closed posi-tion these crank pins are oil dead ce
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