. Railway mechanical engineer . f the sill. The body bolsters are liiere are two main crossties of pressed steel J-i in. thick,with a 6-in. Ij\- J-g-in. cover plate on top and a 6-in. by7/16-in. cover plate on the Ijottom. .\t each crosstie a pressedsteel filler is placed between the center sill channels. Thecrossties arc located 3 ft. 6 in. from the center of the car andwith the end sills form auxiliary supports for the side fram-mg, the main load being taken by the bod)- bolsters. Thereare five small crossties of 5-in., channels, connectedto the side sills and center sills by short a
. Railway mechanical engineer . f the sill. The body bolsters are liiere are two main crossties of pressed steel J-i in. thick,with a 6-in. Ij\- J-g-in. cover plate on top and a 6-in. by7/16-in. cover plate on the Ijottom. .\t each crosstie a pressedsteel filler is placed between the center sill channels. Thecrossties arc located 3 ft. 6 in. from the center of the car andwith the end sills form auxiliary supports for the side fram-mg, the main load being taken by the bod)- bolsters. Thereare five small crossties of 5-in., channels, connectedto the side sills and center sills by short angles. No spacerslietween the center sills are used at the small crossties. Thefloor supijorts are 5-in., Z-bars, extending betweenthe bolsters. The sections are supported on the small cross-ties and fastened at the ends to the body bolsters and maincrossties. From the bolsters to the end sills the floor is sup-ported by 4.;-in. by 4-in. flat bars and by diagonal braces 337 338 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 91, No. 6. Cross Section Showing the Deck Operating Mechanism
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