. Railway age gazette . AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION 629 sill, wiiich is a 3 in. by 3 in. by M in- angle. The two deck platesare also 3 in. by 3 in. by % •• angles, with % in. pressed steelcarlines connecting them. The lower deck roof sheets are 1/16in. plates and the upper deck 3/32 in. plates. END COXSTRUCTIOX The end sill of the body of the car is a 20 in. by /S in. steelplate riveted to the center sill and connected to the 3/16 end plates by angles. The center or door posts are 4in., 7/i lb. channels, while between each door post and thecorner post there is placed a 4 in., 1
. Railway age gazette . AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION 629 sill, wiiich is a 3 in. by 3 in. by M in- angle. The two deck platesare also 3 in. by 3 in. by % •• angles, with % in. pressed steelcarlines connecting them. The lower deck roof sheets are 1/16in. plates and the upper deck 3/32 in. plates. END COXSTRUCTIOX The end sill of the body of the car is a 20 in. by /S in. steelplate riveted to the center sill and connected to the 3/16 end plates by angles. The center or door posts are 4in., 7/i lb. channels, while between each door post and thecorner post there is placed a 4 in., lb. Z-bar. A Z-bar of thesame size is employed at the corner, and to this is riveted a 4 3 in. by fs in. angle, the 4 in. leg of which is connected to the3/16 in. side sheathing of the car. These end posts are con-nected by 49 in. by 8 ft. 10 1/16 in. by 3/16 in plates, and at thetop by a 4 in., 7% H- channel forming the end plate of the car. The platform end sill is of cast steel and the vestibule corner. Secffon ai Floor Supports. Section at Cross Bearer. Cross Sections of the Jersey Central Steel Cars posts are 4 in. by 3 in. by -js in. angles, while the center ordiaphragm posts are built up of a 4 in., lb. Z-bar riveted toa 3 in. by 3 in. by Js in- angle. The vestibule end plate is a 5in. by 3 in. by 5/16 in. angle and 6 in., 8 lb. channels connect thiswith the body end plate at points 23j/ in. on either side of thecenter line of the car. The vestibule end sheathing is Vi FLOOR .\ND I.\\TI0N The flooring sheets are Is in. plate, and are riveted to the 6in. channel floor supports. On top of the floor plates is placedthree-ply Salamander insulation and on top of this No. 22 Key-stone floor plates, which are bolted through the !4 in. floorplates; Flexolith, Y^ in. thick forms the final floor layer. The insulation for the entire car on the interior, including theroof, is of three-ply Salamander fastened to the steel plates byspecial malleable n
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