. Electric railway journal . ates were flattened by means of rolls in alocal sheet metal working shop. The general design of the car can be seen in the ac-companying photographs, one taken in the shop at anearly stage of the construction, the others taken on theroad before and after dumping. The body is approxi-mately 30 ft. long, 7V2 ft. wide and 5V2 ft. deep, with afloor sloping at an angle of 45 deg. from the center toeach side. The platforms at the ends are each 3 ft. inlength, the total length being, therefore, 36 ft. Theheight of the top of the body above the rails is 8V2 no load
. Electric railway journal . ates were flattened by means of rolls in alocal sheet metal working shop. The general design of the car can be seen in the ac-companying photographs, one taken in the shop at anearly stage of the construction, the others taken on theroad before and after dumping. The body is approxi-mately 30 ft. long, 7V2 ft. wide and 5V2 ft. deep, with afloor sloping at an angle of 45 deg. from the center toeach side. The platforms at the ends are each 3 ft. inlength, the total length being, therefore, 36 ft. Theheight of the top of the body above the rails is 8V2 no load. The underframe consists of four 12-in. channelsrunning lengthwise of the body and resting on a frameof 8-in. channel, all stiffened by means of four l^ rods. These tie rods end in eyes, by means of whichthey are attached to 2y2-in. bolts passing through holesin the ends of the 12-in. channels. They are bent upover the bolsters and down under the needle beams, andare without turnbuckles. The bolsters are built up of.
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