. Railway mechanical engineer . Gage Steel Car for Use in Chile Box Cars For Chilean Railway Steel Construction of American Type for MeterGage Line, Including M. C. B. Couplers and Trucks THE Arica-La Paz Railroad, part of the Chilean Gov-ernment system, has recently received from the Pull-man, 111., works of the Pullman Company an orderof 100 steel box cars for operation on a meter gage cars will be found of interest to American readersbecause of the extent to which American standards and lb. The principal dimensions are, length inside, 32 ft. 6 in.;width inside, 7 f
. Railway mechanical engineer . Gage Steel Car for Use in Chile Box Cars For Chilean Railway Steel Construction of American Type for MeterGage Line, Including M. C. B. Couplers and Trucks THE Arica-La Paz Railroad, part of the Chilean Gov-ernment system, has recently received from the Pull-man, 111., works of the Pullman Company an orderof 100 steel box cars for operation on a meter gage cars will be found of interest to American readersbecause of the extent to which American standards and lb. The principal dimensions are, length inside, 32 ft. 6 in.;width inside, 7 ft. 9 in.; height, 6 ft. 2 3/16 in. from thetop of the sill to the plate; lieight, rail to top of runningboard, 10 ft. 6 5/16 in.; height, rail to center of drawbar,2 ft. 6 in., and distance center to center of trucks, 22 transverse contour of the roof is circular and the height. -120 niOrerEndSilb Uncierframe of the Narrow Gage Box Car types of design have been embodied in them, as well asbecause of several interesting features not usually incor-porated in the design of cars for use on this continent. These cars have a rated capacity of kilos, or 55,-000 lb., and have a light weight of 12,719 kilos, or 28,000 under tlie carline at the center of the car is 6 ft. 11 ijHin. The cars have the customary arrangement of sidedoors, which are about 5 ft. wide by 5 ft. 10 in. high. Thecars are practically of steel construction throughout. The main members of the underframe are of structural 417 418 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 93, No. 7 //■&-.
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