. American engineer and railroad journal . 68 Ins. Firebox depth front, 65% Ins.; back, 56% ins Firebox material Otis steel. Firebox plates sides, % in.; back, % In. Firebox plates crown, % in.; tube. % in Firebox water space front, 4 ft.; side, 3% ins.; back, 3% Ins. Firebox crown stays, radial diameter 1 in. Firebox staybolta Ewald and Ulster Special. Tubes, material Charcoal Iron. Tubes, length ^ovi Tubes, number 237 Tubes, diameter 2 ins. Tubes, thickness No. 11. Heating surface, tubes 1,833 sq. ft Heating surface, firebox 106 sq. ft Heating surface, total 1,939 sq. ft. Grate, style Rockin
. American engineer and railroad journal . 68 Ins. Firebox depth front, 65% Ins.; back, 56% ins Firebox material Otis steel. Firebox plates sides, % in.; back, % In. Firebox plates crown, % in.; tube. % in Firebox water space front, 4 ft.; side, 3% ins.; back, 3% Ins. Firebox crown stays, radial diameter 1 in. Firebox staybolta Ewald and Ulster Special. Tubes, material Charcoal Iron. Tubes, length ^ovi Tubes, number 237 Tubes, diameter 2 ins. Tubes, thickness No. 11. Heating surface, tubes 1,833 sq. ft Heating surface, firebox 106 sq. ft Heating surface, total 1,939 sq. ft. Grate, style Rocking, 2 sections. Grate area 28 sq. ft. Exhaust pipe, style Single. Exhaust pipe, nozzle 4% ins., 4% ins. and 5 ins. Smokestack, inside diameter 15 ins and 17% ins. Feed water supplied by 2 Nathan No. 9 Simplex. TENDER. Weight, empty 41,600 lbs. Frame 13 in. channels Wheels, number 8 Wheels, diameter 33 ins. Journals 4 % ins. by 8 ins. Wheel base 16 ft Tank capacity, water 6,000 gals. Tank capacity, coal 7 tons. BAGGAGE CAR FOR DETAILS OF LARGE END DOOR OF CAR FOR AUTOMOBILES The New York Central recently built at their West Albanyshops two baggage cars, to be used for transporting auto-mobiles. The floor and side framing is similar to that oftheir standard baggage cars, but the roof and end framing hasbeen changed considerably because of the necessity of provid-ing a large opening at one end of the car, through which theautomobiles may be loaded. The car is 60 ft. 10 in. long overthe end sills, 10 ft wide over the eaves, and 14 ft, 3% in. fromthe rail to the top of the roof. It has two door openings oneach side, one 8 ft. and the other 4 ft. 6 In. wide, and both6 ft 51/2 in. high. The location of these doors is reversed onopposite sides. One end of the car is fitted with a standardend door, while the other end has a door opening 7 ft. 6 and 8 ft % in. high. To use a door of this height, it wasnecessary to do away with the clere-story type of roof and touse a
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