. Electric railway journal . PUBLIC SERVICE OPEN-BENCH CAR—FRONT VIEW collisions and to stiffen the frame generally. The otherside of the truss is a Z-bar, 3 1/16 in. x 4 in. x 3 1/6 x/4 in., so placed as to give the maximum truck clear-ance. That is, the high flange of the Z-bar is towardthe bolster. Diagonal braces of 3-in. x %-in. strap,riveted to 3/16-in. gusset plates, are used to stiffen thetrusses. Near the center of the car are two otherstiffening panels in the underframe. At a distance of12 ft. 10 in. from each end sill is another Z-bar of thesame size as that already mentioned,
. Electric railway journal . PUBLIC SERVICE OPEN-BENCH CAR—FRONT VIEW collisions and to stiffen the frame generally. The otherside of the truss is a Z-bar, 3 1/16 in. x 4 in. x 3 1/6 x/4 in., so placed as to give the maximum truck clear-ance. That is, the high flange of the Z-bar is towardthe bolster. Diagonal braces of 3-in. x %-in. strap,riveted to 3/16-in. gusset plates, are used to stiffen thetrusses. Near the center of the car are two otherstiffening panels in the underframe. At a distance of12 ft. 10 in. from each end sill is another Z-bar of thesame size as that already mentioned, and longitudinal. K C. L. Tracks PUBLIC SERVICE OPEN-BENCH CAR—PARTIAL VERTICAL SECTION AND PLAN OF UNDERFRAME
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