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. American engineer and railroad journal . rames in assisting to carry the load. The coping anglewhich forms the top member of the side truss is 3 by 2% by% in. and the junctions with this member are made with rect-angular gusset plates. The general dimensions of this car areas follows: Length over end silts 29 ft. Length inside 20 ft. 6 ins. Width over side sills 9 ft. 5 ins. Width inside 0 ft. Height inside 5 ft. 3 ins. Height from top of rail to top of side 9 ft. 3% ins. Height, to lower face of center sills 2 ft. 7 ins. Length of door openings 2 ft. 7% ins. Width of door openings 20% ins.
. American engineer and railroad journal . rames in assisting to carry the load. The coping anglewhich forms the top member of the side truss is 3 by 2% by% in. and the junctions with this member are made with rect-angular gusset plates. The general dimensions of this car areas follows: Length over end silts 29 ft. Length inside 20 ft. 6 ins. Width over side sills 9 ft. 5 ins. Width inside 0 ft. Height inside 5 ft. 3 ins. Height from top of rail to top of side 9 ft. 3% ins. Height, to lower face of center sills 2 ft. 7 ins. Length of door openings 2 ft. 7% ins. Width of door openings 20% ins. Weight of car 37,500 lbs. extending a short distance towards the end of the car,and to these the corner bracing is riveted. The center sillsare continuous through the bolsters and the bolsters are inthe form of built-up diaphragms. The door operating mech-anism is placed between the center sills. Instead of extending the center sills to* the ends of the car,they stop beyond the bolsters and the draft gear is secured to 90Inside Wc/th- - -. HALF TRANSVERSE SECTIONS.
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