. Railway mechanical engineer . No. 1 shape of a L-liannel from J-s-in. stcd. Tlu- dfck sill is a 3 14-in. by 8/-in. pressed steel angle. The deck plate is a3/16-in. pressed steel channel, with flanges in. and a , the sheathing being riveted to the flanges. The side plateis pressed steel and of Z shape. In addition to the side and center sills, the floor is supportedby a 5-in., channel, located 2 ft. 15/16 in. each side of thecenter line of the car. The underfranie is entirely covered by lead, i-lexolith pieces, covered with Xo. 14 sheet copper, are ap-plied to the
. Railway mechanical engineer . No. 1 shape of a L-liannel from J-s-in. stcd. Tlu- dfck sill is a 3 14-in. by 8/-in. pressed steel angle. The deck plate is a3/16-in. pressed steel channel, with flanges in. and a , the sheathing being riveted to the flanges. The side plateis pressed steel and of Z shape. In addition to the side and center sills, the floor is supportedby a 5-in., channel, located 2 ft. 15/16 in. each side of thecenter line of the car. The underfranie is entirely covered by lead, i-lexolith pieces, covered with Xo. 14 sheet copper, are ap-plied to the sides and ends of the car, except at the toilet insulation between the inside and outside sheathing for a fewinches above the side sill consists of four courses of f^-in. Flax-linuni. The sides, ends and roof of the car are insulated withM-in. , tightly fitted and held in place between theframe members by No. 20 pressed galvanized iron bands, sprungin place and fastened by H-i- stove bolts. The frame mem-. Arrangement of the End Framing of the Santa Fe Steel Chair Cars and Coaches 1 galvanized which is riveted to the underfranie hers themselves are insulated with Jj-in. Flaxlinum, cemented at members under the diagonal braces and gusset plates. On topof this is placed a layer of H-in. fireproof Flaxlinum, fitted inbetween the nailing strips and secured with cleats with i/^ Flaxlinum under them. A lj4-in. air space is left be-tween this insulation and the floor proper, which is built of^-in. by 3/i-in. tongued and groved yellow pine laid in white the edges. The outside sheathing of the car is yi-in. open hearth steelplate, and the inside consists of No. 18 steel plate. The roofsheets of the upper deck are of No. 14 galvanized steel, whilethose of the lower deck are of No. 16. The roof and hoodcovering is No. 16 open hearth galvanized steel. The roof sheets January, 1915 A(,E GAZKTTK, MKCllANlCAl. KlJlTION 25 are given t)
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