. American engineer and railroad journal . elevation and one-half in section ; fig. 2 is a plan, one-halfshowing the lloor and bottom , the other half theroof, a portion l)eing broken away to show the roof tim-bers ; fig. 3 is an end view ; fig. 4 a cross-section ; fig. 5is a sketch showing the general dimensions. The drawings are complete, and very little descriptionis needed. The material used in these cars is of the best. quality of oak and pine. The cars have the Dunham cardoor, the McGuire grain door and the Murphy steel draw-bars are malleable iron, of the standard patte
. American engineer and railroad journal . elevation and one-half in section ; fig. 2 is a plan, one-halfshowing the lloor and bottom , the other half theroof, a portion l)eing broken away to show the roof tim-bers ; fig. 3 is an end view ; fig. 4 a cross-section ; fig. 5is a sketch showing the general dimensions. The drawings are complete, and very little descriptionis needed. The material used in these cars is of the best. quality of oak and pine. The cars have the Dunham cardoor, the McGuire grain door and the Murphy steel draw-bars are malleable iron, of the standard patternof the road. The brakes are hand brakes, also of thestandard pattern ; the steps and running-board are madeto comply with the standard requirements. The trucks—not shown in the drawing—are of the pat-tern in use for all freight cars on this road, which wasdescribed and illustrated in the June number of the Jour-nal. They have 33-in. chilled wheels. These cars are 40 ft. long inside, and the doors have 5 opening, giving them a large capacity for furnitureand similar freight. They are rated at 40,000 lbs. capacity,but will carry more on occasion. A large number are inuse on the road, heavy orders for cars of this type havingrecently been filled by the St. Charles Car Company andother car works. The rolling stock of this road has lieenmuch improved in recent years, and is being gradually PROGRESS IN FLYING MACHIN
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