. American engineer . -13 4i 1^! Ih 2^- -%-- /8i- T2&i -+- -37--- znz^^z:^^^:- J^—_/,?i-—^ -24? Six-Wlieei Truck Used Under 200,000-Lb. Capacity Flat Car. -1 B. IMakiii. 1012. AMERICAN exgi.\i-:i:r. fiul sills tile coiistriictioii c<insisls simi)Iy il a 12 in., 20) j end secured to the ends of the longitudinal sills hy is cut out at the center for the passage of the coupler shank,the customary buffing casting forming the re-inforcing aroundthe opening. Diagonal braces are carried as usual from tliecorners to the center sills at the bolster. Large stake pocketsare secur
. American engineer . -13 4i 1^! Ih 2^- -%-- /8i- T2&i -+- -37--- znz^^z:^^^:- J^—_/,?i-—^ -24? Six-Wlieei Truck Used Under 200,000-Lb. Capacity Flat Car. -1 B. IMakiii. 1012. AMERICAN exgi.\i-:i:r. fiul sills tile coiistriictioii c<insisls simi)Iy il a 12 in., 20) j end secured to the ends of the longitudinal sills hy is cut out at the center for the passage of the coupler shank,the customary buffing casting forming the re-inforcing aroundthe opening. Diagonal braces are carried as usual from tliecorners to the center sills at the bolster. Large stake pocketsare secured inside of the side sills, the floor being cut away to give admission to them. Ibc 2j in. flooring is secured to theunderframe by a _• in. plate set in at the top of the outsideedges of tlic floor and bolted through to the flange of the sidesill. It is also bolted with counter-sunk bolts to the 8 in. longi-tudinal 1 beams. The 6-\vheel trucks have side frames built up of two 9 placed back to back but spaced about 3?4 in. apart. I hetransoms are formed of two 10 in. channels placed liack to l)ackand secured to the side frames by heavy cast
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