. Railway age gazette . Underframe Construction Used on the Pennsylvania Steel Caboose against the top side sheets beneath the belt rail, which is 4 ft. 2 a cast steel threshold plate and the underframe, while at the top in. from the bottom of the side sill angle. The top panel is com- they are secured to the roof sheets. posed of three sheets, which are connected by the window frames. On the inside of the belt rail, and at the eaves, extending from November, 1914 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION 579 end sheet to bulkhead, is a L-shaped section, which stiffens thesides of the car at the
. Railway age gazette . Underframe Construction Used on the Pennsylvania Steel Caboose against the top side sheets beneath the belt rail, which is 4 ft. 2 a cast steel threshold plate and the underframe, while at the top in. from the bottom of the side sill angle. The top panel is com- they are secured to the roof sheets. posed of three sheets, which are connected by the window frames. On the inside of the belt rail, and at the eaves, extending from November, 1914 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION 579 end sheet to bulkhead, is a L-shaped section, which stiffens thesides of the car at these points and also provides a means of se-curing nailing strips for the support of the lining. The side window frames, which are riveted to the outside of rail being incorporated with the eaves, while the window sillforms the bottom guide. This construction is such that whenthe window is pushed up against the end projection strip itforms a w-eathertight construction. The object in placing the. Floor Plan Showing the Location of the Different Interior Fittings the side sheets, are 3/16 in. thick. A Yi in. by 3/16 in. filler ex-tends along the top of the side sheets, between the window frames,so that it is possible to extend them up under the roof sheets,making the construction waterproof and at the same time form-ing a straight surface to which the roof sheets can be attached. windows outside is to leave the interior smooth. The sides ofthe cupola are inclined towards the center line of the car toallow for tunnel clearance. ROOF The roof sheets, which are 3/32 in. thick, extend lengthwise of
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