. Electric railway journal . angle irons8 ft. long. The longitudinal sills are held together by % rods terminating between the center sills at hollow rect-angular malleable-iron spacing blocks. These blocks aremade hollow to provide a continuous space between the cen-ter sills for installing the cables and air pipes. At the front end of the car the sills terminate in a combi-nation crown-block, buffer beam and end sill, which is madeof straight-grained white oak 2^ in. thick. The outermember of this buffer beam is made of 8-in. x 10-in. whiteoak. The buffer beam and^ crown block are sli
. Electric railway journal . angle irons8 ft. long. The longitudinal sills are held together by % rods terminating between the center sills at hollow rect-angular malleable-iron spacing blocks. These blocks aremade hollow to provide a continuous space between the cen-ter sills for installing the cables and air pipes. At the front end of the car the sills terminate in a combi-nation crown-block, buffer beam and end sill, which is madeof straight-grained white oak 2^ in. thick. The outermember of this buffer beam is made of 8-in. x 10-in. whiteoak. The buffer beam and^ crown block are slip-tongue andgrooved together and held in position by U-shaped pocketirons to which the sill webs are bolted. The outer side ofthe buffer beam is faced with a continuous iron plate % in. x8 in., which is returned along the side sills. On the outsideof this facing Hedley anti-climber sections 2 in. x $y2 in. x7 ft. 4 in. have been applied. The rear buffer beam of thecar is similar to the front buffer beam, except that the face. Illinois Traction Car—Exterior View The cars weigh 93,000 lb. completely equipped and haveseats for fifty-six passengers. GENERAL DIMENSIONS The principal dimensions are as follows: Length over buffer plates 55 ft. 6 in. Width over outside sheathing 9 ft. 6 in. Width inside between wainscoting 8 ft. 8 i/i6in. Height from bottom of sill to top of roof. . 9 ft. 4 13/16 in. Height from top of rails to bottom of sill. . 3 ft. 5 in. Height from top of rails to center of draw-bar 2 ft. 10^ in. Length of posts between sill and plate 6 ft. 8 in. Truck-center distance 32 ft. 3 in. BOTTOM FRAMING The ten cars were designed to be substantial, easy riding,and to have great strength to resist damage in butting col-lisions. The principal members of the underframe arefour 6-in. 1254-lb. I-beams extending from buffer to bufferand two steel plate side sills *4 in- thick by 18 in. deep. Thecenter and intermediate sills are filled out with yellow pinetimbers and the deep p
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