. Railway mechanical engineer . 4-in. by 6-in. bottom cover plate, extending 4 ft. back and3 ft. 6 in. forward froin the center hue of the bolster. Thebolsters themselves are strengthened by 7-in., channels,located 3 ft. 9ii in. on each side of the center line of the braces also support the side bearing of the car body, 3-in. by ^-in. angles 19 in. long, and a bottom cover plate/[ in. by 6 in. by 15 in. long being applied at the bottom of theihannel in the center for this purpose. The body bolsters arefurther reinforced by a top cover plate of !4-in- steel 4 ft. 3 in
. Railway mechanical engineer . 4-in. by 6-in. bottom cover plate, extending 4 ft. back and3 ft. 6 in. forward froin the center hue of the bolster. Thebolsters themselves are strengthened by 7-in., channels,located 3 ft. 9ii in. on each side of the center line of the braces also support the side bearing of the car body, 3-in. by ^-in. angles 19 in. long, and a bottom cover plate/[ in. by 6 in. by 15 in. long being applied at the bottom of theihannel in the center for this purpose. The body bolsters arefurther reinforced by a top cover plate of !4-in- steel 4 ft. 3 which extends between the side sills in one piece. A. steel Passenger Equipment for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe out the length of the car between the vestibule end sills. Thegirders are 14 in. apart and are made up of 5/16-in. plates withtwo 3-in. by 3-in. by -V^-in. angles at the top and two 3-in. by3-in. by yi-in. angles at the bottom. A top cover plate H and 24 in. wide extends the full length of the car. Twocenter and two intermediate crossties are located 5 ft. 3 in. ft. in., respectively, on each side of the middle of thecar. They are made up of single J4-n- pressed steel diaphragmswhich extend between the webs of the center and side sills; adiaphragm of the same material is placed between the webs ofthe center sill at these points. Tlie crossties are reinforced by Ixittom cover plate ,-2 in. by 8 in. is riveted to each set of dia-phragms, and large triangular gusset plates of J^4-in. steel con-nect the bolster with the side sill at the side nearest the endof the car. The end sill is made up of a ^-in.
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