. American engineer and railroad journal . -n-2%- -24^. PLAN AND ELEVATION OF 0-FOOT ALL-STEEL POSTAL CAR—PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. July, 1907. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 261 for storage space, thus giving the car astorage space at either end and placingthe sorting and distributing sections inthe center. The underframe, which is practicallyidentical with the 70-ft. passenger coach,with the exception of the modificationsnecessary on account of the omission ofthe vestibule and side steps, consists oftwo 18-in. I-beams, with J/<-in. coverplates top and bottom, thus forming abox girde
. American engineer and railroad journal . -n-2%- -24^. PLAN AND ELEVATION OF 0-FOOT ALL-STEEL POSTAL CAR—PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. July, 1907. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 261 for storage space, thus giving the car astorage space at either end and placingthe sorting and distributing sections inthe center. The underframe, which is practicallyidentical with the 70-ft. passenger coach,with the exception of the modificationsnecessary on account of the omission ofthe vestibule and side steps, consists oftwo 18-in. I-beams, with J/<-in. coverplates top and bottom, thus forming abox girder center sill which is set at aheight above the rail permitting thedraft gear to be enclosed in the girderand eliminaing the necessity of auxiliarydraft sills. The whole weight of thecar is carried on the center sills, beingtransferred to them by the end sills andby two cross bearers which are placedabout 19 ft. from the end sills andabout 32 ft. apart. These are made upof pressed steel shapes, with coverplates top and bottom. No body bol-sters are
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