. American engineer . Latest Design of Steel Hopper Car the Central Railroad of New Jersey. 440 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION. \ 87, No. 8. -lOlls-. Alcust, 1913. RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE. MECHAXICAL EniTIOX and arc held by ^4 in. rivets arranged as shown. They have a5/16 in. top cover plate 24 in. in length. The side sills properextend only from the end sills to the bolster and are formed of8 in. 21 !4 lb. channels. The end sills are of the same size channeland include a 5/16 in. cover plate, bent to angle section. It willbe noticed that this cover plate is of sufficient width in a l
. American engineer . Latest Design of Steel Hopper Car the Central Railroad of New Jersey. 440 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION. \ 87, No. 8. -lOlls-. Alcust, 1913. RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE. MECHAXICAL EniTIOX and arc held by ^4 in. rivets arranged as shown. They have a5/16 in. top cover plate 24 in. in length. The side sills properextend only from the end sills to the bolster and are formed of8 in. 21 !4 lb. channels. The end sills are of the same size channeland include a 5/16 in. cover plate, bent to angle section. It willbe noticed that this cover plate is of sufficient width in a liori-/.ontal plane to add greatly to the stiffness of the end of theunderframe. The bolster is formed of a A in. vertical plate of[he very deep section made possible on this type of car. Thearrangement of the reinforcing angles is clearly shown in theillustrations. The sheets forming the car body are ]4 in. thick and the topreinforcing angle is 354 in. x 3 in. x 5/16 in. The corner postsare 3/^ in. x 3^1 in. x ^ in. angles and the intermediate anglesupports from the end sills to the body of the car are 3 in. x 3 5/16 in. The side stakes are of pressed
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