. Railway mechanical engineer . n. wide, j4-in. thick and long, passes through .slots cut in the sills. The bottomcover plate is ^-in. by lO-in. by 6-ft. 6-in. and extends un-der the body bolster. Cast steel center plates and pressedside bearings are used. The needle beams have web plates of one pressed sectionidentical with those used in the bolsters. The fillers be-tween the channels are also the same. The top cover platesare )4-in. by 6-in. by 6-ft. 6-in., while the bottom platesare %-in. by 6-in. by 4ft. 0-in. Cross braces are rivetedto the bottom flange of the center sills at t
. Railway mechanical engineer . n. wide, j4-in. thick and long, passes through .slots cut in the sills. The bottomcover plate is ^-in. by lO-in. by 6-ft. 6-in. and extends un-der the body bolster. Cast steel center plates and pressedside bearings are used. The needle beams have web plates of one pressed sectionidentical with those used in the bolsters. The fillers be-tween the channels are also the same. The top cover platesare )4-in. by 6-in. by 6-ft. 6-in., while the bottom platesare %-in. by 6-in. by 4ft. 0-in. Cross braces are rivetedto the bottom flange of the center sills at the center line ofthe car midway between the needle beams and bolster and 2-ft. 3-in. outside the bolster. These underframes are fittedto receive Miner A-18 friction draft gear. A Simple Uncoupling Arrangement The Central Railroad of New Jersey is now applying toa large number of cars a simple uncoupling arrangementof rugged design, which does away with chains and end of the uncoupling lever is bent to form an elon-. Uncoupling Mechanism in Lock Set Position gated eye. The link for attachment to the coupler lock isa simple piece made in the forging machine from ^^ stock. A half round head is formed on one end andthe eye on the other end is bent partly shut. This eye isslipped through the opening in the uncoupling lever and isclosed after the end is passed through the eye in the couplerlock. The freedom of action secured l)y this arrangementis clearly shown in the drawing. Applying Inside Hung Brake Beams on Caboose Car Trucks On some of the lighter arch bar trucks which do not war-rant extensive remodeling, a simple method has been adoptedfor applying inside hung brake beams. A forged bracketto su])port the ijrake beam is riveted to the top arch bar, assliown in the jihotograph. This does away with the neces-sity for changing the column even removing the col-umn bolts. As the arch bar is in compression the rivet holesare not objectionaljle and the
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