. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . atter being threaded and screwed intothe end of the link, thus forming a posi-tive adjusting feature as the position ofthe T end of the bolt is fixed by the con-necting casting, thus making a good job. The car is carried on two cast steel sideframe trucks, having a 5 ft. 10 ins. wheel-base, 6J4 X 12 ins. journals, and wroughtsteel wheels. The side frames are of thebox section type, 7 ins. wide, 2 ft. 2f| and 7 ft. OH in. over-all in length,in which the brake beam hanger supports,and
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . atter being threaded and screwed intothe end of the link, thus forming a posi-tive adjusting feature as the position ofthe T end of the bolt is fixed by the con-necting casting, thus making a good job. The car is carried on two cast steel sideframe trucks, having a 5 ft. 10 ins. wheel-base, 6J4 X 12 ins. journals, and wroughtsteel wheels. The side frames are of thebox section type, 7 ins. wide, 2 ft. 2f| and 7 ft. OH in. over-all in length,in which the brake beam hanger supports,and bolster guides are cast integral. Thecast steel journal boxes, secured at eitherend of tlie side frame with IJ/^-in. box bolts,are also tied at the bottom by Ji x 6 box tie bars, upon which rest two■4-in. shims which may be transferred tothe top of the box. The bolster opening at the center ofthe side frame is 17 ins. high and 20 , the width being reduced to 17 the bolster guides. The topflange of the tension member below theopening is widened out to 13 ins. forra-. EIGHTYFIVE-TON, HIGH-SIDE, HOPPER BOTTOM STEEL GONDOLA BUILT AT ALTOONA, PA., BY THE P. R. R. reinforcing angles at the bottom extend-ing from center to side sills, and a tieplate which passes under the center sillsand is riveted to the web plate reinforc-ing angles on either side, as well as tothe center sills, center sill reinforcingangles and casting. Against the bolstertie plate and immediately below the cen-ter plate reinforcing casting, a dropforged center plate is secured to theunderframe, 23 ins. from the center lineof car and riveted to the body bolsteris a cast steel side bearing, while at eitherextremity is a roping and jacking intermediate diaphragms situatedbetween tlie five hoppers transfer the ma-jor portion of the load from the centerto side construction. The side construction is composed offour distinct members, viz.: a S-in. per foot bulb angle,
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