. Railway mechanical engineer . I i^, ^ ■ \>l f- 1 j lr p •fel a 1I ct ! ° 1 •O ffPj/oiJOt? -it TF1. March, 1921 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER 167 7,950 tons hauled with the smaller equipment. It is theopinion of the operating officials that with favorable weatherconditions a train haul of 14,000 tons gross or 10,540 tonsnet load will be secured by the use of the 120-ton coal cars. Construction of the Cars As already mentioned, these cars have been made extremelywide and high in order to keep down the length. The car body is 4) ft. 6 in. long by 10 ft. 2^4 in. wideinside and has a depth at th
. Railway mechanical engineer . I i^, ^ ■ \>l f- 1 j lr p •fel a 1I ct ! ° 1 •O ffPj/oiJOt? -it TF1. March, 1921 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER 167 7,950 tons hauled with the smaller equipment. It is theopinion of the operating officials that with favorable weatherconditions a train haul of 14,000 tons gross or 10,540 tonsnet load will be secured by the use of the 120-ton coal cars. Construction of the Cars As already mentioned, these cars have been made extremelywide and high in order to keep down the length. The car body is 4) ft. 6 in. long by 10 ft. 2^4 in. wideinside and has a depth at the center of 8 ft. 5% in- anu atthe ends over trucks of 7 ft. 44 in. The cubical capacity at the 1 enter than at the end, gives it the general appearanceui one of the modern quadruple hopper cars. However, it1- not a hopper ear, as it has no hoppers, drop doors ormeans of discharge other than from the top. It is to Lie(.pirated solely on the lines of the Virginian and dumped only111 car-dumping machines. These facts suggested the designfinally adopted. The sides, it will he noted, are entirely free
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