. American engineer and railroad journal . f rail to bottom of hopper 1 ft. 3 ins Height, top of rail to center of coupler 2 ft. 10% ins. Height, top of rail to top of end sill 3 ft. 8 11-16 Ins Height of sides 8 ft. 7 ins. Capacity, level full. cu. ft lor. Capacity, heaped 30 per cu. ft 97,000 lbs. The coal car has the usual form of hopper doors with thedoor-operating mechanism between them, but the side platesextend down to the level of the lower angles of the hoppers,where they are cut parallel with the rail at a distance of 15 the rail. This construction
. American engineer and railroad journal . f rail to bottom of hopper 1 ft. 3 ins Height, top of rail to center of coupler 2 ft. 10% ins. Height, top of rail to top of end sill 3 ft. 8 11-16 Ins Height of sides 8 ft. 7 ins. Capacity, level full. cu. ft lor. Capacity, heaped 30 per cu. ft 97,000 lbs. The coal car has the usual form of hopper doors with thedoor-operating mechanism between them, but the side platesextend down to the level of the lower angles of the hoppers,where they are cut parallel with the rail at a distance of 15 the rail. This construction gives a very deep side in theform of a plate girder. There are no side sills extending thefull length of the car, but this car has short side sills at theends, extending from the corner posts to the sloping floorplates, terminating at the ends of the first panels inside ofthe body bolsters. These are of 6-in. channels with theflanges facing toward the center sills. The side plates comedown over them at the body bolsters. This construction. Transverse Section and End View.
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