. American engineer and railroad journal . axlesof this truck have 44 X ; centers of journals,6 ft. 3 in. apart. The sprmgsare ot the helical type. Theaxles are spaced 5 ft. betweencenters, and the wheels are 33in. in diameter. The truck isof the diamond type ; the bol-ster is composed of three tim- types which have been found ser-viceable in the same tratlic. I-igs. I and 2 show a side eleva-tion and end view of the standardhopper-gondola in use for coaltrafiic on the Baltimore & OhioRadroad. The general dimen-sions are shown in the engraving :The length of the box inside is 24f
. American engineer and railroad journal . axlesof this truck have 44 X ; centers of journals,6 ft. 3 in. apart. The sprmgsare ot the helical type. Theaxles are spaced 5 ft. betweencenters, and the wheels are 33in. in diameter. The truck isof the diamond type ; the bol-ster is composed of three tim- types which have been found ser-viceable in the same tratlic. I-igs. I and 2 show a side eleva-tion and end view of the standardhopper-gondola in use for coaltrafiic on the Baltimore & OhioRadroad. The general dimen-sions are shown in the engraving :The length of the box inside is 24ft. 9 in. and the width, 7 ft. 4 hopper has two clear open-ings, each 35 in. x 6 in. in weight of the car is 29,700lbs. and its capacity, 60,000 lbs. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 show an experi-mental iron coal car built for thesame traffic ; fig. 3 is a side eleva-tion, fig. 4, an end view, and , a half plan. The car frame isof wood and the box of iron, withcylindrical ends. The box is 7 in. wide and 21 ft. 6 in. long ;.
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