. Railway age gazette . Six-Wheel Truck with 28 in. Steel Wheels for 220,000 lb. Capacity Well Car length over end sills is 55 ft. 7-!8 in., and the height of the floorabove the rail level is but 38 7/16 in. It will be seen that thecars are exceptional in both of these particulars, as well as intheir very high capacity. The design provides for carrying thefull load concentrated at the center of the car. The well opening sills continuous from the end sill to the end of the well open-ing. The sills, at the inner end, are connected to an 18 in. 65 which extends across the car in one pie
. Railway age gazette . Six-Wheel Truck with 28 in. Steel Wheels for 220,000 lb. Capacity Well Car length over end sills is 55 ft. 7-!8 in., and the height of the floorabove the rail level is but 38 7/16 in. It will be seen that thecars are exceptional in both of these particulars, as well as intheir very high capacity. The design provides for carrying thefull load concentrated at the center of the car. The well opening sills continuous from the end sill to the end of the well open-ing. The sills, at the inner end, are connected to an 18 in. 65 which extends across the car in one piece between theside sills. Between this heavy cross member and the bolsterthere are two intermediate longitudinal sills consisting of 7 A Well Car Capable of Carrying 220,000 lb. Concentrated at the Center is 26 ft. 2 in. in length by 6 ft. 1 in. wide and is unobstructed, I-beams equally spaced on either side of the center sills. This except for the gusset plates at the corners. is also true of the space between the body bolster and the end As will be seen in the illustration, these cars are in the form sills. The arrangements and connections of these members are of a regular flat car without pockets for side stakes and are of shown in the illustrations. The floor plates on this section of all-steel construction. The low floor has made it necessary to the car are 7/16 in. thick in one piece for the full width, ex- 75 76 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION 38, No. 2 cept over tlie body bolster where the plate is 5^ in. thick. Theend floor plate is, of course, cut away for the clearance of thedraft gear as is shown in the illustration. The connection in the center of the car between the two 18 is un
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