. The car builders' dictionary; an illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American railway cars, their parts, attachments, and details of construction .. . rs M. C. B. if theaxle is M. C. B. standard axle. If the axle is notM. C. B. standard, use dimensions from center tocenter of journal in place of M. C. B. This stencil-ing to be in 1 or 2-inch letters, and to be put onend or side of bolster in Diamond trucks, and onside truck frame in center on pedestal type oftrucks. Initials of the road should also appear in letters1 or 2 inches high on one side of bolster or transomof each truck
. The car builders' dictionary; an illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American railway cars, their parts, attachments, and details of construction .. . rs M. C. B. if theaxle is M. C. B. standard axle. If the axle is notM. C. B. standard, use dimensions from center tocenter of journal in place of M. C. B. This stencil-ing to be in 1 or 2-inch letters, and to be put onend or side of bolster in Diamond trucks, and onside truck frame in center on pedestal type oftrucks. Initials of the road should also appear in letters1 or 2 inches high on one side of bolster or transomof each truck. In 1901 this was changed from RecommendedPractice to Standard, as a result of letter in 1906 by the elimination of fractionalsizes of figures and letters. Modified in 1908. (Recommended Practice). As a result of a spe-cial letter ballot in March, 1906, certain sized let-ters and numerals were adopted as Recommended STE 160 STO Practice for the uniform stenciling of cars, as fol-lows: 1. That Roman letters and figures of the designshown herewith be used. 2. That the sizes of these letters and figures beconfined to 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 9 3. That 7 and 9 inch letters or figures be usedfor the initials, names and numbers for the sidesof cars, and 4-inch letters or figures for the letter-ing on the doors and ends of cars. 4. That for other car-body markings on sidesand ends, such as capacity, couplers, brake beams,class of car, date built, outside and inside dimen-sions, and markings inside of car, 2 or 3 inch let-ters and figures be used, with -the following excep-tions: (a) All weight marks to be 3 or 4 inch lettersor figures. (b) Trust,marks, patent marks and other privatemarks should be 1-inch letters or figures. 5. That all marks on trucks be confined to 1 or 2inch letters or figures. G. That stenciling on air-brake cylinders or res-ervoirs be 1-inch letters or 1. A ledge on a stair or round or rung of a ladder. 2. A footpiece for ascending
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