. American engineer and railroad journal . AILROAD JOURNAL. 311 having three sets of doors. Body holsters of cars of this typemust be strong, and in this detail also the construction of theNorfolk & Western lias been followed. The body bolsters have9/16 by 17-in. top members, 13/16 by 17-in. bottom membersand malleable iron filling pieces extending the full length ofthe bolster from the center sills. The side sills are braced tothe bottom members of the bolsters, as indicated in the draw-ings. It will be noted that the body side bearings arc substan-tially supported by the malleable fillers. T
. American engineer and railroad journal . AILROAD JOURNAL. 311 having three sets of doors. Body holsters of cars of this typemust be strong, and in this detail also the construction of theNorfolk & Western lias been followed. The body bolsters have9/16 by 17-in. top members, 13/16 by 17-in. bottom membersand malleable iron filling pieces extending the full length ofthe bolster from the center sills. The side sills are braced tothe bottom members of the bolsters, as indicated in the draw-ings. It will be noted that the body side bearings arc substan-tially supported by the malleable fillers. The general dimen-sions of the original design having been previously recorded,further description is not necessary. In addition to 250 of these 50-ton cars this road is build-ing 750 40-ton gondolas, weighing 34,800 lbs., and 100 10-tonflat cars weighing 28,000 lbs. For all of these cars the truckbolsters and spring planks are of cast steel. Parts of thetrucks are alike for the 40 and 50-ton cars, except the axles. 9? Orer Sitfe 8oam*. 11 *■ W IHtHiaqtOry- *«■«-- -3 ui- 9oLtngflotOoor-- r- -9^-- — Section Through Section Through Door Openirij. Center of Car Transverse Section. arch bars and,bolsters, the trucks being the standard in useon this road. HIGH-SPEED ELECTRIC CAR OP THE ALLGEMEINEELECTRICITATS GESELLSCHAFT OF BERLIN.* The car described in the paper is now finished, and, so faras trials and tests in the factory can give an indication of itsbehavior under working conditions, has answered all expecta-tions. It was tested at a peripheral speed of the wheels ofabout 56 meters per second, corresponding to a car speed of200 to 210 kilometers per hour. The Studiengesellschaft was formed to study the technicaland economical requirements of electric driving on long dis-tance railroads. The maximum limit of speed for the trialsdetermined upon was 200 km. an hour (124 miles). After care-ful consideration, it was decided to use am existing militaryline from Berlin to Zosse
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