. Electric railway journal . Journal BALTIMORE INCLOSED CARS—SECTION AT CAST-STEELBOLSTER I-beam stringers meet the intermediate crossing fast-ening is made with angles riveted to the I-beams andthen bolted to the crossing. The floor boards are allhollow back to reduce the weight. The car body bolster is made of cast steel in one bolster was designed by the United Railways &Electric Company to carry a specified center-plate loadand with a large factor of safety. Holes in the bolsteradmit air pipes, I-beam stringers and hand-brake pullrods. The platform supports are made of l
. Electric railway journal . Journal BALTIMORE INCLOSED CARS—SECTION AT CAST-STEELBOLSTER I-beam stringers meet the intermediate crossing fast-ening is made with angles riveted to the I-beams andthen bolted to the crossing. The floor boards are allhollow back to reduce the weight. The car body bolster is made of cast steel in one bolster was designed by the United Railways &Electric Company to carry a specified center-plate loadand with a large factor of safety. Holes in the bolsteradmit air pipes, I-beam stringers and hand-brake pullrods. The platform supports are made of light chan-nel irons. Sanders, Brake Rigging, Brakes, Trucks, Etc. The car has four sand boxes of the Dumpit type, twoof which are placed beneath the platforms and two inthe car under the longitudinal seats. The sand boxesat each end are operated simultaneously by means of alever connected to a rocker shaft. The hand-brake rigging is a system of chain sheaves. Circuit Heaters luclu. Elee. rie li;.. Journal BALTIMORE INCLOSED CARS—WIRING DIAGRAM OF HEATERS slack adjuster. This type of slack adjuster has madeit feasible to change from daily to weekly the G governor and the Dl-F compressor have anumber of special details required by the railwaysspecification. The compressor is suspended from theunderframing at three points. Three brackets arebolted to the compressor near the top, two on one sideand the other on the side opposite. These in turn fitinto supports bolted to the car underframing. Themotormans valve is the three section type SV2, whichis very readily disassembled without disturbing the airpipes. This valve has a special guard of home manu-facture to prevent grease getting on the clothing ofpassengers while standing on the rear platform. Thebrake cylinder is 10 in. in diameter. The total weightof the air-brake equipment, including all of the pipesand fittings, is about 1300 lb. The cars are mounted on
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