. Railway mechanical engineer . 4G0!i Ufigfh of CenferSill Channels >j. Underframe of the Santa Fe Tank Car. nels spaced 14J4 in. back to back, reinforced on the top bya ^-in. cover plate 22 in. wide extending the full length ofthe car and at the bottom by two ilA in. by 2J4 in. by ^in. angles, extending 16 in. beyond the centers of the stiffeners of pressed steel are located between the thick. The ends of the end sills are supported by 3 in. bylYz in. by 5/16 in. angles connected to the bottom flange ofthe center sill channel. The tank is secured against end shifting by ancho
. Railway mechanical engineer . 4G0!i Ufigfh of CenferSill Channels >j. Underframe of the Santa Fe Tank Car. nels spaced 14J4 in. back to back, reinforced on the top bya ^-in. cover plate 22 in. wide extending the full length ofthe car and at the bottom by two ilA in. by 2J4 in. by ^in. angles, extending 16 in. beyond the centers of the stiffeners of pressed steel are located between the thick. The ends of the end sills are supported by 3 in. bylYz in. by 5/16 in. angles connected to the bottom flange ofthe center sill channel. The tank is secured against end shifting by anchors 10 of JX in. pressed steel. These are secured to the bottom 582 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 91, No. 10 of the tank with rivets and are fastened with 1 in. holts of doulile refined iron to anchor supporting plates 5^^in. wide, Y^ in. thick and 10 ft. 4 in. long. The end running hoards are supported by the end sillcover plates by Z-shaped brackets of 4-in- plate. The siderunning boards are supported between the end sill and thebody l)olstcr by j-in. by 2 !
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