. American engineer and railroad journal . upper framing, with particularreference to the ends, the arrangement for the draining of thecars, yet insuring a water-tight floor, and other details which goto make up a strong construction for resisting the shocks due toa load which shifts easily. Through the courtesy of the accompanying engravings were prepared from theworking drawings. A half longitudinal section and elevation isshown in Fig. 1, an end section in Fig. 2 and a detail section ofthe floor in Fig. 3. The length of the car over sills is 34 feet, the width is 8 feet9 inches,
. American engineer and railroad journal . upper framing, with particularreference to the ends, the arrangement for the draining of thecars, yet insuring a water-tight floor, and other details which goto make up a strong construction for resisting the shocks due toa load which shifts easily. Through the courtesy of the accompanying engravings were prepared from theworking drawings. A half longitudinal section and elevation isshown in Fig. 1, an end section in Fig. 2 and a detail section ofthe floor in Fig. 3. The length of the car over sills is 34 feet, the width is 8 feet9 inches, the height of posts 6 feet 7 inches, the length inside 33feet 4f inches, the carrying capacity is 60,000 pounds, the volumeis 1>73 cubic feet, the weight is 32,000 pounds. The car hassix sills, as shown in Fig. 3—being of Southern pine, 5 by 9inches in section, and at the doors short intermediate sills areadded, which are 2| by 94 inches in section and rest on the cross-tie timbers. The end sills are 8 by 9 inches of white oak. The. Fie 3.—Section of Floor. draft timbers are white oak, 6i by 7f inches, and are reinforcedby 5 by 5 inch Southern pine timbers, placed under the centersills and between the draft timbers, as shown in Fig. 1. Thefloor is double, the subflooring being of pine, | by 5J inches,nailed to t by lj-inch cleats. A course of sheathing paper islaid over the subfloor, as indicated in Fig. 3. The top floor courseis 1} inches thick, tongued and grooved, and after being laid wasgiven a heavy coat of white lead to secure water tightness. Thefloor slopes each side of the center to drain into a trough whichextends the length of the car, and is of No. 24 galvanized ironriveted up and nailed to the center sills, as shown in Fig. 3. Thetrough is covered by a f by 7-inch plate of wrought iron. Thereis nothing unusual about the sheathing and lining. Paper in-sulation is provided under the lining, which extends the fullheight of the car. The C. & X. W. standard grai
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