. Railway mechanical engineer . ates and the siding is laid upalong tlie edge of the floor. A high grain strip with a flash-ing of 24 gage galvanized steel under it is bolted into thecorner and a filler is nailed between the siding and the ribon tlie buffer casting, as shown in section C-C. The roof is supported on wooden carlines 1^4 in. wideand 9 4 in. high at the center, tenoned into the side roof is curved with a radius of 19 ft. 3 in. The roofboards are 13/16 in. tongued and grooved, laid diagonallyand continuous from side plate to side plate. An outsidemetal roof built to Nort
. Railway mechanical engineer . ates and the siding is laid upalong tlie edge of the floor. A high grain strip with a flash-ing of 24 gage galvanized steel under it is bolted into thecorner and a filler is nailed between the siding and the ribon tlie buffer casting, as shown in section C-C. The roof is supported on wooden carlines 1^4 in. wideand 9 4 in. high at the center, tenoned into the side roof is curved with a radius of 19 ft. 3 in. The roofboards are 13/16 in. tongued and grooved, laid diagonallyand continuous from side plate to side plate. An outsidemetal roof built to Northern Pacific specifications is appliedover them. The brake equipment is the Westinghouse Air Brake Com-panys schedule KC-1012. In connecting the hand brake,the hand brake rod is fastened to one end of an increaserlever, which is fulcrumed at the other end and from anintermediate point is connected to the end of tlie cylinder push rod by a chain, giving a power ratio of five totwo. Trucks of the Bettendorf t\pe with chilled iron. End View of Northern Pacific Box Car wheels are used under these cars. They are fitted withBarber lateral rollers and Stucki type C side bearing. Ijrake beams are used and an angle iron safety holder isbolted under the spring plank.
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