. American engineer . load such a car to its full cubical capacity andonly about 80,000 lbs. can be loaded conveniently. The construc-tion of the body of the car is clearly shown in the accompanyingdrawings. There are two belt rails, 3 in. x 4 in., extending alongthe sides of the car and two 4 in. x 4 in. rails at the ends of thecar. The end corner posts and the two intermediate end postsare 4 in. I-beams, with fillers of yellow pine. The intermediateposts and braces along the sides of the car are 3 in. x S in. yellowpine, while the door posts are of white oak. The details of the side door, wh
. American engineer . load such a car to its full cubical capacity andonly about 80,000 lbs. can be loaded conveniently. The construc-tion of the body of the car is clearly shown in the accompanyingdrawings. There are two belt rails, 3 in. x 4 in., extending alongthe sides of the car and two 4 in. x 4 in. rails at the ends of thecar. The end corner posts and the two intermediate end postsare 4 in. I-beams, with fillers of yellow pine. The intermediateposts and braces along the sides of the car are 3 in. x S in. yellowpine, while the door posts are of white oak. The details of the side door, which is provided with the Unoitcar seal, are clearly shown. It has three layers of hair felt andtwo air spaces, one Ys in. and the other 2 1/16 in. thick for insula-tion. The sides and ends of the car have yellow pine lininggrooved and tongued; it is IJ4 in. thick at the sides and 134 at the ends. One layer of hair insulation is placed on bothsides of the air space which is 3 in. wide at the sides and 4J4 Ice Car of 80,000 lbs. Capacity; Central Railroad of New Jersey. 354 AA/IERICAN ENGINEER. Vol. 86, No. 7. wide at the ends. The roof consists of two layers of yellow pineboards 13/16 in. thick; there is also a ceiling of 13/16 in. liningboards which is covered by a layer of hair insulation fastened tothe underside of the carlines. One half of the cars are provided with the Hutchins improvedplastic roofing while the other half has the Lehon Companysroof. This special roofing is placed between the two layers of boards. The junction of the floor with the sides and ends of the car iswater-proofed by a zinc angle, in. thick. The flooring ofyellow pine is ship lapped and is 2|^ in. thick. On the under-side of the floor a three-ply water-proofing paper is placed overthe stringers and center sills to protect the underframe fromany moisture that may permeate through the floor. Four airseal drip cups of a special design shown in one of the illustrationsare used to drain
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