. The Street railway journal . 908 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XX. No. 23. All timber used in the under frame is selected long-leafyellow pine, except needle beams and end sills, which areof white oak. The end sills are secured to the intermediatesills with double tenons and four 1-in. iron rods passing. 8 ins. wide and f ins. thick, placed flatwise with the endsfastened together at each end. The upper plate is let intothe bottom of the side sills £ in. and secured to the bodyof the car by two f-in. bolts through each longitudinalsill. The plates are spread at the center to 6 ins. clearspace
. The Street railway journal . 908 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XX. No. 23. All timber used in the under frame is selected long-leafyellow pine, except needle beams and end sills, which areof white oak. The end sills are secured to the intermediatesills with double tenons and four 1-in. iron rods passing. 8 ins. wide and f ins. thick, placed flatwise with the endsfastened together at each end. The upper plate is let intothe bottom of the side sills £ in. and secured to the bodyof the car by two f-in. bolts through each longitudinalsill. The plates are spread at the center to 6 ins. clearspace. The needle beams are of white oak, 5 ins. wideand 5 ins. deep at the ends and 6 ins. deep at the center,and each timber is strengthened by a f-in. round truss-rod. The cars are strengthened by longitudinal truss-rods i£ins. in diameter, two in number, with ends upset to i-| about 6 ins. long for threads.
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