. Railway age gazette . r which apply a strip of 11 in. wide odorless tar water-proofpaper over the sides and top of the doors, securing it with lathand nails. ARMORED CARS FOR MEXICO Tile car shown in the ilkistration is one of a number usedin Mexico for transporting troops. These cars were originallypurchased by the Dinz government in an attempt to put downthe Madero revolution. The revolutionists were constantlyharassing the federal trains carrying troops and supplies, andit was found necessary to secure some type of bullet proof car. The cars were built by the Orenstein-Arthur Koppel Compa
. Railway age gazette . r which apply a strip of 11 in. wide odorless tar water-proofpaper over the sides and top of the doors, securing it with lathand nails. ARMORED CARS FOR MEXICO Tile car shown in the ilkistration is one of a number usedin Mexico for transporting troops. These cars were originallypurchased by the Dinz government in an attempt to put downthe Madero revolution. The revolutionists were constantlyharassing the federal trains carrying troops and supplies, andit was found necessary to secure some type of bullet proof car. The cars were built by the Orenstein-Arthur Koppel Company,Koppel, Pa., and are 35 ft. long and 9 ft. wide. The walls androof are of two thicknesses of heavy steel plate with a4 in. space between filled with sand and concrete. At the endsand sides square holes are provided, each flared at the outsideso that firing can be done in any direction. The floors aresteel plates covered with wood and the underframe and trucksare of exceptionally heavy construction. Accommodations for. Armored Box Car Used for Transporting Troops in Mexico door against this pad. Fold a similar piece of paper for theother door post and apply in like manner. An additional paperpad should be applied to the face of the door posts extendingfrom the top of the pad above mentioned to the top of the graindoors; then nail ihc grain doors to the door posts, after whichfold the loose ends oi the paper extending from the door posts. traveling are provided in the way of bunks, water appliances, doors are comparatively small and are supported on heavyrollers. They are constructed so that when locked from theinside it is very difiicult to force them open and for enteringor leaving the car a ladder is provided inside, suspended from theroof by pulleys and ropes. Importance of the Draft Gear Problem As it Appears to an S. M. P., Master Car Builder,Car Department Foreman and Draft Gear Designer The following four articles complete the series of twelve whichwere accepte
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