. Railway mechanical engineer . hemountain. This has made necessary the construction of 50cabooses of sufficient strength to be used ahead of the were designed and built at the companys shops atNashville, and have substantial steel underframes. steel frame the full length of the car and under the striking are spaced 12~s in. from back to back, the flangesbeing turned outward, and are covered for their full lengthby a top cover plate 21 in. wide by r _■ in. thick, which ex-tends over the body bolsters. The bottom cover plate is ofthe same material and extends between
. Railway mechanical engineer . hemountain. This has made necessary the construction of 50cabooses of sufficient strength to be used ahead of the were designed and built at the companys shops atNashville, and have substantial steel underframes. steel frame the full length of the car and under the striking are spaced 12~s in. from back to back, the flangesbeing turned outward, and are covered for their full lengthby a top cover plate 21 in. wide by r _■ in. thick, which ex-tends over the body bolsters. The bottom cover plate is ofthe same material and extends between the bolsters. Thecenter sills are connected at each crossbearer by a spacer connected to each center sill by one 4-in. by4-in. by £jj-in. angle. The two crossbearers are made up of*g-in. web plates bound at the top and bottom on each side-in. by 2j-in. by _;-in. angles. They are connectedto the center sill by two 4-in. by 4-in. by >s-in. angles andto the side sill by two 6-in. by 4-in. angles. The side sills. Steel Frame Single Sheathed Caboose for the N. C. & St. L. superstructures and are of the single sheathed type. Theyweigh lb. each and have the following dimensions: Length over striking castings 37 it. S^2 in. Length inside 31 it. 654 in. Length between end sills 36 it. 11}4 in. Width inside S ft. 6 in. Height from floor to top of rail 4 ft. 6£i in. Height from rail to top of running board 11 ft. 8^4 in. Center to center of trucks 24 ft. 2 in. Truck wheel base 5 ft. 6 in. Width of platform 2 ft. 6 in. The underframe is made of structural shapes, the centersill consisting of two 55-lb., steel channels extending are , channels extending the full length of thecar between the end sills, being connected to them by the5-in. by >_-in. by 5/16-in. corner post angles. The endsill; are made of the same material and extend the full widthof the car. They are connected to the center sill by 5 plates and the striking c
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