. Electric railway journal . on the outside of the bumperirons. Cover plates of %-in. x 40-in. steel are alsoriveted to all longitudinal sills and bumper irons ateach end. Push-pole sockets are riveted on the fourcorners of the bumper channel. The cross braces are5-in., channels riveted to the longitudinal sillsby angle plates. Needle beams of 8-in., 18-lb. mem-bers are spaced 6 ft. 6 in. center to center. The maintruss rods are of l^-im diameter with 1%-in. upsetends at the turnbuckles. For receiving the needlebeam and main truss rods 16-in. queen posts are body bolsters are
. Electric railway journal . on the outside of the bumperirons. Cover plates of %-in. x 40-in. steel are alsoriveted to all longitudinal sills and bumper irons ateach end. Push-pole sockets are riveted on the fourcorners of the bumper channel. The cross braces are5-in., channels riveted to the longitudinal sillsby angle plates. Needle beams of 8-in., 18-lb. mem-bers are spaced 6 ft. 6 in. center to center. The maintruss rods are of l^-im diameter with 1%-in. upsetends at the turnbuckles. For receiving the needlebeam and main truss rods 16-in. queen posts are body bolsters are box girders with 12-in. x %-in. FEBRUARY 21, 1914,] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 421 cover plates riveted on the top and bottom longitudinalsills and fitted with 7-in. channels which are riveted tothe top and bottom plates. As previously noted, a feature of the body framingis that the side post and carlines are made in onepiece, this consisting of a 3-in., I-beam rivetedto the side sills by double angle plates. The door. plates are installed to curve around the vestibules, bothinside and outside. The roof is of 1/16-in. steel sheets with cover platesof the same material curved to conform to the carlinesand riveted to the flanges of the I-beam carlines. Therunning board, which extends the full length of thecar, is attached to insulated wooden carlines. Thefloor is of 1%-in. yellow pine nailed to longitudinalnailing pieces which are bolted to steel sills. Thresholdplates of 3/16-in. thickness are attached at all dooropenings. Skid racks, x/2 in. x 2V2 in. x 6 in., arebolted to the side sills under the side-door openings. The car is wired with steel conduit for ten lights inthe center of car. The conduit extends to the out-side of each end of the car, with flexible couplings and5 ft. of weatherproof wire to connect to the other carsof the train. In addition to hand brakes with verticalwheels, all cars have Westinghouse freight-car brakeequipment. The brake pipe is attached wit
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