. Railway mechanical engineer . Arrangement of the Steel Members of the Caboose Underframe. Floor Plan of the Erie Caboose 28 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE. MKCHAXICAL EDITIOX Vol. 89. 1 ter girder and body bolsters, while two truss rods, one on citherside of the car at the outside, pass over wooden needle beamsplaced 3 ft. 7 in. on either side of the center line. The draftgear stops are riveted directly to the 10 in. channels whichform the center sills. The wooden center and intermediatesills are carried through to the platform end sills, these exten-sions forming sills for the platform which is 2
. Railway mechanical engineer . Arrangement of the Steel Members of the Caboose Underframe. Floor Plan of the Erie Caboose 28 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE. MKCHAXICAL EDITIOX Vol. 89. 1 ter girder and body bolsters, while two truss rods, one on citherside of the car at the outside, pass over wooden needle beamsplaced 3 ft. 7 in. on either side of the center line. The draftgear stops are riveted directly to the 10 in. channels whichform the center sills. The wooden center and intermediatesills are carried through to the platform end sills, these exten-sions forming sills for the platform which is 2 ft. 1 in. steps are of steel construction with wooden treads. The car is 32 ft. 8 in. long over the roof and 8 ft. 11 in. wideover the eaves. The cupola extends nearly the full width ofthe car at the base. taperin,s> to a width of 7 ft. 7^4 in. over the ami the steel roofs whenever conditions warrant it. In mostcases, no attention is given to the metal parts underneath a car,whereas they should be well protected. Next in point of importance is the steel or semi-steel rootin
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