. Railway mechanical engineer . cover plates. The end sills are of the ner guides for buffer stems act as stops for the ends of tliesame rolled section as the pedestal sills and extend across the springs; and when the buffers are , the steel cast-car past the pedestal sills to the side sill line, where they sup- ings mentioned above act as stops Ijehind centers of springs,port the side sills and corner posts. There are four cross The side sills from the door opening to the ends of tiiesills per car, of 7-in., rolled steel channels which car are of 34-in. by 2-in. by 5/l6-i
. Railway mechanical engineer . cover plates. The end sills are of the ner guides for buffer stems act as stops for the ends of tliesame rolled section as the pedestal sills and extend across the springs; and when the buffers are , the steel cast-car past the pedestal sills to the side sill line, where they sup- ings mentioned above act as stops Ijehind centers of springs,port the side sills and corner posts. There are four cross The side sills from the door opening to the ends of tiiesills per car, of 7-in., rolled steel channels which car are of 34-in. by 2-in. by 5/l6-in. rolled steel angles and 439 440 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 91, No. 8 those across the door openings are of the same section with Runiiiitg Gear.—Two thousand cars are equipped with short legs sheared to 15^ inches. The side sills are sup- solid forged steel wheels, 40 9/16 inches in diameter, andported at the ends by the end sills to which they are riveted two thousand with steel-tired wheels, having cast steel cen-. Fig. 2—view of the P. L. & M. Box Car, Showing Dropdoors in the Sides Open and at intermediate points by braces of flat steel bars extend- ters. The built-up wheels have tires 2^^ inches thick anding to the pedestal sills. The floor of the car is made of 1^ steel retaining rings. The axles are of forged steel, rough-inches thick, yellow pine or oak boards with 3/16-in. cracks turned and annealed. The journals are SJ/^ in. by 10j4 in-
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