. American engineer and railroad journal . The Standard Steel Works of Philadelphia have received a40 ft. steel underframe flat car of 50 tons capacity from theMiddletown Car Works, Middletown, Pa., built to the design ofMr. Geo. I. King, vice-president and general manager of thecar works. The underframe is in general similar in construction to thatused by this company in other cars of this and also the boxtype. It has the unusual feature of truss rods, three in number,which, as shown in the engravings, extend from bolster to bol- I>LAN AND SIDE ELEVATION OF FIFTY-TON FLAT CAB WITH STEELUND
. American engineer and railroad journal . The Standard Steel Works of Philadelphia have received a40 ft. steel underframe flat car of 50 tons capacity from theMiddletown Car Works, Middletown, Pa., built to the design ofMr. Geo. I. King, vice-president and general manager of thecar works. The underframe is in general similar in construction to thatused by this company in other cars of this and also the boxtype. It has the unusual feature of truss rods, three in number,which, as shown in the engravings, extend from bolster to bol- I>LAN AND SIDE ELEVATION OF FIFTY-TON FLAT CAB WITH STEELUNDERFRAME AND TRUSS BY THE MIDDLETOWN CAR CROSS-SECTION AND END ELEVATION. ster, as shown in the plan. All of these truss rods are near thecenter of the car, one of them being immediately under thecenter line. The car has the following general dimensions: Length over end sills. .. .„ 40 ft. Center to center of trucks 30 ft. Width over side sills 9 ft. 1% ins. Width over flooring 9 ft. 5 ins. Height from top of rail to top of floor 4 ft. 2% ins. Wheel face of truck 5 ft. 6 ins. Weight 37,840 lbs. The center sills are 15 ins., 33 lbs. channels with the flangesturned outward. The side sills are 15 ins., 33 lbs. channels withthe flanges turned inward. The bolsters are 1 by 12-in. platesfor the lower members, and % by 12-in. plates for the These have large gusset plates extending over thecenter sills towards the ends of the car, and to them are securedthe corner bracing angles. The end sills are of bent plate,y4 in. thick. The needle beams are 10-in. 25-lb. I-beams. The idea in supplying this car with 2-in. trus
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