Railway and Locomotive Engineering . areriveted thereto. As intimated, the floorsheets are J4 • thick and they, with thefloor supports, including bolsters andcrossbearers are of the built-up construc-tion. The trucks illustrated in this connec-tion are the Buckeye trucks and they areof cast steel, being carried on six wheelsand are equipped with the standard Amer-ican Railroad Association 6 in. by 11 iiuaxles and 33 in. rolled steel wheels, Stuckiside bearings and clasp brakes. It wasconsidered advisable to use the clasp brakeon these cars because of the high brake-shoe pressure that is involv
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . areriveted thereto. As intimated, the floorsheets are J4 • thick and they, with thefloor supports, including bolsters andcrossbearers are of the built-up construc-tion. The trucks illustrated in this connec-tion are the Buckeye trucks and they areof cast steel, being carried on six wheelsand are equipped with the standard Amer-ican Railroad Association 6 in. by 11 iiuaxles and 33 in. rolled steel wheels, Stuckiside bearings and clasp brakes. It wasconsidered advisable to use the clasp brakeon these cars because of the high brake-shoe pressure that is involved in the useof the empty and load brake as applied to Ivlay, 1921 AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 123 these cars. This brake is intended toapply, when in the load position a pres-sure equal to 40 per cent of the loadedweight of the car. When distributed over [.^Iri-] distance of the center of the spring seatfrom the center of the outer axle is 23in. leaving 28 in. to the center of thecenter axle. It is evident that, in order. CROSS SECTION-BUCKEYE TRUCK the tv>elve wheels of the car this putsabout lbs. of brakeshoe pressure oneach wheel, and this was considerad too . the r.:ay be equally distributedever the three pair of wheels the distanceIctweei lioaring point of the side
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