. Railway mechanical engineer . linement and protect the wood, and to which new one leg bolted to the door and the other, slightly longer thanthe thickness of the door, bent inward to close over the legof a small angle secured to the back door post. This con-struction makes the door weather proof and spark interlocking of the deer at all sides also prevents it frombeing sprung open the car entered by thieves when onceit is closed. Safety hangers are provided to carry the door on the doorhood in the event the car to which it is applied is side-wipedand the bottom roller brackets
. Railway mechanical engineer . linement and protect the wood, and to which new one leg bolted to the door and the other, slightly longer thanthe thickness of the door, bent inward to close over the legof a small angle secured to the back door post. This con-struction makes the door weather proof and spark interlocking of the deer at all sides also prevents it frombeing sprung open the car entered by thieves when onceit is closed. Safety hangers are provided to carry the door on the doorhood in the event the car to which it is applied is side-wipedand the bottom roller brackets knocked off. In such a casethe door would still be operative. Safety door stops are alsoprovided in case the ordinary back stop is knocked are extra precautions taken to prevent the loss of the 537 538 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 90, No. 10 door from the car. From reports of 1,000 cars, on whichthese doors have been in service for one year, the maintenanceexpense has been practically negligible and not a door has. 4 Horizontal Section Through Door Applied to Single SheathedBoxCar. Li-iiir-d
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