. Railway mechanical engineer . Section A-8. Secf/on C-D. Cross Sections of the Hopper Car The tenter sill> arc continued to a point 4 ft. beyond thecenter of the body bolster where they are connected to ay% in. pressed transverse channel, this channel being atthe hopper slope. Diagonal braces consisting of 9-in. by5j-in. lb. bulb angles extend between the body bol-Sters and the buffers. The cars are braced from the sidesof the body to the side sills by 4 in. by 3 _> in. by -\s and at the center sills by 5-16 in. pressed plate An End View of the Hopper Car ends and
. Railway mechanical engineer . Section A-8. Secf/on C-D. Cross Sections of the Hopper Car The tenter sill> arc continued to a point 4 ft. beyond thecenter of the body bolster where they are connected to ay% in. pressed transverse channel, this channel being atthe hopper slope. Diagonal braces consisting of 9-in. by5j-in. lb. bulb angles extend between the body bol-Sters and the buffers. The cars are braced from the sidesof the body to the side sills by 4 in. by 3 _> in. by -\s and at the center sills by 5-16 in. pressed plate An End View of the Hopper Car ends and 24 in. deep at the center, this depth being main-tained for a distance of 10 ft. 9 in. The side stake- are5 in. by 2] _> in. by 5-16 in. channels and 4 in. by i/j ;s in. tees, the depth of the car side being 5 ft. S _. inside length of the car at the top of the hopper is 35ft. and the top members of the body frame are 2J4 in. by2;4 in. by -\s in. angles. As will be seen from the illustrations, the car is so sup- The plates used in the body are for the most part 7 lb. and10 lb. per sq. ft. The trucks are of a built up type, the frame used beingmade of -\s in. plates with channel transoms and end have 37 in. diameter wheels and a wheel base of 6 ft.,the distance between the center pins being 29 ft. 3 in. Thehopper doors are operated horizontally by racks and pinionsthrough the medium of Bramptons rail chains which are
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