. American engineer and railroad journal . with structural Bteel uiframe have been received, This design was prepared tor theBulah Coal Company, and the ears were built by the Middle-town Car Works. The car Is similar to the class <; n cars ofthe Pennsylvania Railroad, it is mounted n PennsylvaniaRailroad .h-toii anh bar trucks and is fitted with the new centre construction designed i,v Mr. King. Its light weightis 35,700 Iba. with these heavj trucks, which were selected inonier to avoid exressive wheel failures, which have becometroublesome In connection with large capacity cars. At theame
. American engineer and railroad journal . with structural Bteel uiframe have been received, This design was prepared tor theBulah Coal Company, and the ears were built by the Middle-town Car Works. The car Is similar to the class <; n cars ofthe Pennsylvania Railroad, it is mounted n PennsylvaniaRailroad .h-toii anh bar trucks and is fitted with the new centre construction designed i,v Mr. King. Its light weightis 35,700 Iba. with these heavj trucks, which were selected inonier to avoid exressive wheel failures, which have becometroublesome In connection with large capacity cars. At theame time the trucks will be invaluable for cars of larger ca- paolt] should they be i led for this purpose. For the 4 by 10 in. side sills id the Pennsylvania ears. Mr. King substituted Pennsylvania Railroad Testing Plant. The Pennsylvai Railroad baa Essned Bulletin No. ■: onceroingJta to be ma le on the locomotive testing plant al St Louis, which the following ic reproduced: «mi PEOPOBTIO ihii\ t Numbi Approximate diameter, Im b. IB to 1 1 ?021. 28 un d circu light No. Lefl Average Numbi r Inches NO will I Diameter, Ini be wnii.! BASE Driving whi el Pota i he* reel in inches WEIG] ■ OS. I Willi at second gag* COCK and normal fire i Oc ii lick On first drivi rs i in Be I ! On third drivers On fourth drlvei On fifth drivers On trailers Total Total on drivers
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