. American engineer . Interior of the 90-Ton Gondola Car. angle at the bottom with the flange extending outward, and aS in. X 3>2 in. x 7/16 in. angle at the top. Both angles arecontinuous for the full length of the car. There are no diagonalbraces and the plate is stifTened by the 4 in. .x 3 in. x ^ Six-Wheel Equalized Truck with Journal Boxes Secured to the Side Frames; Norfolk &. Western. a properly shaped casting forming a bridge between the twobolsters and are located at a radius of 3 ft. 9}4 in. from thetruck center. A large proportion of the load is carried by the sides of theca
. American engineer . Interior of the 90-Ton Gondola Car. angle at the bottom with the flange extending outward, and aS in. X 3>2 in. x 7/16 in. angle at the top. Both angles arecontinuous for the full length of the car. There are no diagonalbraces and the plate is stifTened by the 4 in. .x 3 in. x ^ Six-Wheel Equalized Truck with Journal Boxes Secured to the Side Frames; Norfolk &. Western. a properly shaped casting forming a bridge between the twobolsters and are located at a radius of 3 ft. 9}4 in. from thetruck center. A large proportion of the load is carried by the sides of thecar which consist of % in. steel plates 87 in. in width and 138 in. angles forming the stakes, which are spaced as shown on thedrawings. These angles continue to the bottom of the side plateand are fastened to the cross bearers and floor beams, .^s beforementioned the wings or gussets of two different sizes form theprincipal source of stiffness for these girders. Jaxlarv, 1913. l-:X(;i\ 39 The construction at the end is practically the same as at thesides. The corner posts, however, are 3^ in. x 3j/i in. x ^ The end sill is of oak 8 in. x 9^ in. and the centersill channels are cut out at the top sufficient to allow its in-troduction. The end sheet of the car extends behin
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