. Railway mechanical engineer . able to produce a khaki effect when the final coatwas applied somewhere in France. DRAFT ARM OF ROLLED STEEL More than a year ago the E. J. & E. designed a draft armmade of plate and structural shapes for reinforcing someof the companys wooden box cars of 80,000 lb. large number of these draft arms have been constructedat the companys shops at Joliet and applied to cars asthey came in for repairs. In the design care was taken toprovide ample sectional area over the bolster and extremestiffness between the bolster and the draft gear. The section extend
. Railway mechanical engineer . able to produce a khaki effect when the final coatwas applied somewhere in France. DRAFT ARM OF ROLLED STEEL More than a year ago the E. J. & E. designed a draft armmade of plate and structural shapes for reinforcing someof the companys wooden box cars of 80,000 lb. large number of these draft arms have been constructedat the companys shops at Joliet and applied to cars asthey came in for repairs. In the design care was taken toprovide ample sectional area over the bolster and extremestiffness between the bolster and the draft gear. The section extending over the bolster is made of a 5^ plate 26 in. wide at the bolster and tapering behindthe draft lugs to a width of 19 in. Two 8-in., are riveted to this plate, with the flanges turnedoutward. The draft lug castings, for double spring gearare riveted to the backs of the channels. Behind the lug TSITTT ■L-rJ- K 11 1 ,.,- r:^^ 1 1—,—1 uULi-^iflb^\ T- ^ii^^^icsD Iflb* 4f4r$l I 4lbti J 4n,*.
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