. American engineer . builtto withstand very severe service. They have a capacity levelfull of 2,840 cu. ft., and with a 10 in. average heap, of 3,157 The ratio of the paying load to the total weight of theloaded car is llYz per cent. The general dimensions of the carsare as follows: Lengtli over strilcing plates 41 ft. 8 in. Length over end sills 41 ft. iVi in. Length inside 40 ft. 0 in. Distance center to center of trucks 32 ft. 0 in. Width over side stakes 10 ft. 15^ in. Width inside of body 9 ft. 6 in. Height, rail to top of coke rack 12 ft. Oi/5 in. Height, rail to top of brake mas
. American engineer . builtto withstand very severe service. They have a capacity levelfull of 2,840 cu. ft., and with a 10 in. average heap, of 3,157 The ratio of the paying load to the total weight of theloaded car is llYz per cent. The general dimensions of the carsare as follows: Lengtli over strilcing plates 41 ft. 8 in. Length over end sills 41 ft. iVi in. Length inside 40 ft. 0 in. Distance center to center of trucks 32 ft. 0 in. Width over side stakes 10 ft. 15^ in. Width inside of body 9 ft. 6 in. Height, rail to top of coke rack 12 ft. Oi/5 in. Height, rail to top of brake mast 12 ft. 9 in. Length of drop doors in clear about 3 ft. 6J4 in. Width of drop doors in clear about 3 ft. 4Ji in. The cars are equipped with 16 drop doors, made of y% in. pressed plates reinforced by flanges and operated by the Lind door gear, which is self-locking and when the doors are closed guards against the accidental discharge of the lading. The total door area is 97 sq. ft., and the hopper sheets are 5/16 Seventy-Ton Capacity Ca Hoppers. data for comparison with the other wheels tested might beavailable. r/iirrf.—Wheels with sharp and high flanges, as Set F, give123 per cent, more friction than wheels with comparatively goodflanges, as Set B. Fourth.—The coning on wheels is of great value in reducingflange friction on curved tracks. It was found that the greatest thick. The trucks are of the arch bar type with 6 in. x 11 and are equipped with Reliance truss type bolsters,pressed channel brake beams, rolled steel wheels and adjust-able side bearings. The car body is designed to carry a uniformly distributed loadof 154,000 lbs. The body bolsters are built integral with theunderframe, each bolster consisting of a web plate made of }i 504 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION. Vol. 87, No. 9. in. open hearth steel with a cast steel center brace, reinforcedat the top by a J/2 in. plate, and at the bottom with four 354 3}4 in. X 7/16 in. angles. Th
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