The story of the Pullman car . ends andvestibules are now built on, piece by piece, until theskeleton of the car is complete. The vestibules areparticularly imposing, for on each side, framing theside doors through which the passengers enterthe car, are giant beams of steel so built into theconstruction of the frame that only under mostextraordinary circumstances could the force of a col-lision crush the vestibule or the car behind it. The trucks which carry this tremendous burdenof steel are marvels of strength and efficiency. Eachof the two trucks has six steel wheels weighing ninehundred po
The story of the Pullman car . ends andvestibules are now built on, piece by piece, until theskeleton of the car is complete. The vestibules areparticularly imposing, for on each side, framing theside doors through which the passengers enterthe car, are giant beams of steel so built into theconstruction of the frame that only under mostextraordinary circumstances could the force of a col-lision crush the vestibule or the car behind it. The trucks which carry this tremendous burdenof steel are marvels of strength and efficiency. Eachof the two trucks has six steel wheels weighing ninehundred pounds apiece. Added to this is the weightof the three six hundred pound axles, the two steelcastings which form the framework for the truckstogether with the bolsters, springs, equalizers, andbrake equipment—a total weight of 42,000 poundsfor the trucks alone, contributed to the total weightof the car. The car is now subjected to a thorough sand-blasting, a process that removes every particle of [126] Digitized by Microsoft®. Riveting the underframe
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