. The Street railway journal . SECTION SECTION SECTIONS OF CONVERTIBLE CAR cast-iron panels, bolted through the car sills. On the face ofthese panels is a rim which forms a slot into which the car postspass. These being bolted to the upright panel, pass down to thebottom of the car sill and are securely bolted through the faceof the same. They are also notched into the running board ortop step, making the base extremely rigid. The outlet of the eave trough runs through a specially de-vised flow through the corner post of the car body by meansof a galvanized iron pipe passing inside or sunk in
. The Street railway journal . SECTION SECTION SECTIONS OF CONVERTIBLE CAR cast-iron panels, bolted through the car sills. On the face ofthese panels is a rim which forms a slot into which the car postspass. These being bolted to the upright panel, pass down to thebottom of the car sill and are securely bolted through the faceof the same. They are also notched into the running board ortop step, making the base extremely rigid. The outlet of the eave trough runs through a specially de-vised flow through the corner post of the car body by meansof a galvanized iron pipe passing inside or sunk in the same. The following are the principal dimensions of the standardtype of this car: Car body, 30 ft. from end sill to end sill;length over all, 40 ft.; car body, 8 ft. 4*4 ins. wide over all;top step or running board, 8J4 ins. x 1% ins.; top step or run-ning board, 3 5-16 ins. drop from sill inner side; stripping onclosed side, 2 ft. 8 ins.; stripping on convertible side, 3 ft.;. SIDE ELEVATION Smut Ry. Journal SIDE ELEVATION, SHOWING CAR WITH SOME OF THE PANELS IN POSITION The posts which sustain the panels may be of any well-seasoned wood, preferably white ash. The panels, or removablesections, are simply and strongly constructed of any good, solid,well-seasoned wood as may be selected. Where the posts meetthe first step or running board they are bolted from below aswell as being notched into the running board. The uprightpanel which sustains the transverse seats when the car is openis bolted to the car post and at the sill. This construction makes width of removable section or panel, 2 ft. 6 ins.; top step orrunning board, when car is closed, 4% ins. wide; door entrance, 6 ft. [ in. high, 2 ft. 7 ins. wide; corner posts, 5 ins. x 5 ins. x 7 ft. x 4^/2 ins.; side of car, running board from roof sill, 7 weight of the car body equipped complete without trucks, motors and oilier material, is 5 tons. The weight of car equip-ment and trucks, motors and ove
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