. Electric railway journal . t the bolsters to posts which are reinforced with a 2-in. x J^-in. steel angle and a 1%-in. rod welded to the endof the truss bar and threaded and fastened to the side sill atthe end sill with a special casting and nut. At the casket com- April 16, 1910.] LLEC RAILWAY JOURNAL. partment end of the car this rod is fastened to the side sillbetween the partition and the next side posts. DETAILS OF UPPER BODY FRAMING The corner posts of the body framing are 3*4 m- x 4/4 m-and the side posts are 2*4 in. x 3% in. with a sweep of \Y\ pier post made up of two pi
. Electric railway journal . t the bolsters to posts which are reinforced with a 2-in. x J^-in. steel angle and a 1%-in. rod welded to the endof the truss bar and threaded and fastened to the side sill atthe end sill with a special casting and nut. At the casket com- April 16, 1910.] LLEC RAILWAY JOURNAL. partment end of the car this rod is fastened to the side sillbetween the partition and the next side posts. DETAILS OF UPPER BODY FRAMING The corner posts of the body framing are 3*4 m- x 4/4 m-and the side posts are 2*4 in. x 3% in. with a sweep of \Y\ pier post made up of two pieces of 5j4-in. width each is setat the partition between the two compartments. All of theseposts are of white ash bolted to the side sill panels. The sideplates extend the full length between the body ends and arefastened to the side posts with strap bolts and tie rods. Theintermediate vertical body framing consists of ash ribs spacedabout 10 in. center to center. The outside panels are concave and convex /-in. poplar clear. Compartment for Casket and Pallbearers wood. The panel ribs are of ash spaced approximately 10 to center. The wooden panels are covered with sheet steel in three sections on each side, held in place byscrews through a steel overlapping molding, white-leaded be-fore being put in place. The roof is supported on side posts with i]/2-m. x }i~m. ironcarlins extending from plate to plate. The ends of the ironcarlins are turned and fastened at the top of the side posts byYz-m. rods which pass vertically through the latter. The woodcarlins are spaced about 11 in. centers. The lower deck carlinsare of ash. The roof board is of tongued and grooved white-wood covered with cotton duck laid in white lead. The roofframe was thoroughly painted with lead and oil before theroof covering and linings were put in place. Wire glass isused in the upper deck sash. The bottom flooring consists of 2%-m. x 34-in. Georgiapine except where floor mats are laid in which
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