. American engineer and railroad journal . he basis of coal per vehiclemile a saving of the difference between and is shownby the American locomotive. September, 1901. AMERICAN ENGINEEP AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 279 FIFTY-TON STBBL DKOP-HOTTOM , Joliet & Eastern Railroad. Through the courtesy of Mr. George 1. King drawings of the new 50-ton gondola coal cars now building for the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern have been received. These cars have drop bottoms with a large door opening and, due to the arrangement of the i cured by benl platei riveted in the bolsters and i the
. American engineer and railroad journal . he basis of coal per vehiclemile a saving of the difference between and is shownby the American locomotive. September, 1901. AMERICAN ENGINEEP AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 279 FIFTY-TON STBBL DKOP-HOTTOM , Joliet & Eastern Railroad. Through the courtesy of Mr. George 1. King drawings of the new 50-ton gondola coal cars now building for the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern have been received. These cars have drop bottoms with a large door opening and, due to the arrangement of the i cured by benl platei riveted in the bolsters and i the sills arc not continuous and the body bolsters an- not cutfor the sills; they extend ai ro thi cat and are reinforced bylarge cover plates. Instead of using heavy side sills Mr. Kinghas employed the sides as plate girders to assist In carryingthe load and the manner of carrying out the construction in-dicates very careful study, which is apparent in the light weightof the car. At the ends of the central sections of the center l. 5—HJ- 0J<—pver-und-sUls. New Fifty-Ton Gondola Coal Car—Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad. Hj«-12V,,»>,
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