. American engineer and railroad journal . Underframe. MI1WLETOWN CAR WORKS. The accompanying engravings illustrate a new box car thathas been designed by and of which five were built by the Mid-dletown Car Works to meet special requirements of the IllinoisRiver Packet Company (the Turner-Hudnut Company, Pekin,111.) for handling grain shipments in their home territory, andalso to seaboard cities. Features of particular interest havebeen introduced into the design of this car; the underlyingidea has been: First—To secure sufficient cubical contents for 50 tons ofgrain; _ Second—To use a structu
. American engineer and railroad journal . Underframe. MI1WLETOWN CAR WORKS. The accompanying engravings illustrate a new box car thathas been designed by and of which five were built by the Mid-dletown Car Works to meet special requirements of the IllinoisRiver Packet Company (the Turner-Hudnut Company, Pekin,111.) for handling grain shipments in their home territory, andalso to seaboard cities. Features of particular interest havebeen introduced into the design of this car; the underlyingidea has been: First—To secure sufficient cubical contents for 50 tons ofgrain; _ Second—To use a structural steel underframe of simple type,that would facilitate repairs; Third—To have ample strength in the underframe and super-structure to support the load and withstand service shocks; Fourth—To follow the general lines for a standard box caras proposed by the M. C. B. Committee at the last SaratogaConvention. With respect to cubical contents, it was thought desirable tobase this on a length inside of 40 ft., for the reason that to. HALF END ELEVATION AND CROSS SECTION OF THESTEEL UNDERFRAME BOX CAR. load 50 tons of wheat into a 36-ft. car is a difficult matter atmost elevators. A car 40 ft. long gives considerably morehead room when loaded, and from this point of view seemsmore desirable than the American Railway Association stand-ard length. The inside clear width is S ft. 0 ins.; height fromfloor to underside of carlins 8 ft. 0 in., and cubic contents tothese dimensions 2,720 cu. ft., or cu. ft., per ton of ratedcapacity. In selecting the type of underframe, the designer, Mr. GeorgeI. King, has worked out a design which, in many respects, fol-lows the general lines of wooden car construction, at least tothe extent of employing sills of a uniform depth throughout,which are assisted in carrying the load by the use of truss rods. There are four steel sills extending from end sill to end sill,each longitudinal member being a 15-in. channel, 33 lbs. perfoot. These sil
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