. American engineer and railroad journal . END VIEW AND TRANSVERSE SECTION, CAMPBELLS COMBINATION FREIGHT CAR. completely, and its ogee-shaped edges make a tight jointwith the adjoining sluts. It will be seen that when thelower adjustable side is in the position bhown on the left ofFig. 4 the whole side of the car is closed, and is madewatertight by meuns of the ogee edges of the slats, and it isthus adapted for carrying merchandise freight. A numberof ingenious devices have been provided for making thistransformation and fa-stening the different parts securelyin their ditferent positions. For
. American engineer and railroad journal . END VIEW AND TRANSVERSE SECTION, CAMPBELLS COMBINATION FREIGHT CAR. completely, and its ogee-shaped edges make a tight jointwith the adjoining sluts. It will be seen that when thelower adjustable side is in the position bhown on the left ofFig. 4 the whole side of the car is closed, and is madewatertight by meuns of the ogee edges of the slats, and it isthus adapted for carrying merchandise freight. A numberof ingenious devices have been provided for making thistransformation and fa-stening the different parts securelyin their ditferent positions. For the transportation of cattle, hinged troughs, TO, areprovided, which are attached to a longitudinal rod. 72, which can be turned by a crank, 73, so as to bring thetruugliB into the position for use as shown on the right ofFig. 4, or they can be turned upward as represented on theleft side of this same figure. For carrying a supply ofwater, tanks, 65, Figs, 1 and 3, are provided which areconnected by suitable pijies so that water ca
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