. American engineer and railroad journal . er, end sills and end bracing in one piece. The center sillsare inserted only to carry the pulling and buffing stresses anddo not carry any of the load of the car or its lading. The side posts and carlines are in one continuous piece of3 in. channel iron, which is bent into the form of a letter U and extends continuously from side sill to side plate, thence over theroof and down to the side sill on the opposite side. These postsare set with the web of the channel parallel with the side sills. The side plate of 4 in. channel iron is attached to the sid
. American engineer and railroad journal . er, end sills and end bracing in one piece. The center sillsare inserted only to carry the pulling and buffing stresses anddo not carry any of the load of the car or its lading. The side posts and carlines are in one continuous piece of3 in. channel iron, which is bent into the form of a letter U and extends continuously from side sill to side plate, thence over theroof and down to the side sill on the opposite side. These postsare set with the web of the channel parallel with the side sills. The side plate of 4 in. channel iron is attached to the sideposts at the eaves and acts as the upper chord of the side girderthe web of which is formed by the J/g in. steel side sheathing andthe lower chord by the side sill. The posts act as stiffeners anda number of diagonal braces placed below the windows are in-serted for further stiffness. All of this construction is thor-oughly riveted together. Holes 25 in. in diameter are cut outof the sheathing and in this are inserted the aluminum frames. INTERIOR OF UNION PACIFIC STEEL PASSENGER COACH. for the circular windows. ■ The end framing is similar to thatused on the sides, being formed of the same size and shapedparts, which are framed and riveted to suit their respective loca-tions. A 1/16 in. steel plate is riveted over the underframe and uponthis is a layer of .4 in. hair felt. Above this the flooring of fire-proof composition in pressed sheets V2 in. thick is laid on nailingstrips embedded in the felt. Stove bolts, with heads flush with Decemekr, 1907 AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 465
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