. American engineer . ht of thedoor. The handle is riveted directly to the sheet and does notincrease the side clearance of the car. STOCK C.\R The adaptation of this framing to a stock car is shown in oneof the illustrations. The only changes are in the method ofsecuring the lining or slats and the arrangement of the underframe, side framing and roof structure are practicallyidentical with the box car. Since the slats run horizontally thereis no necessity for the horizontal struts between the posts andbraces. The hard wood strips forming the slats are 1J4 in- x 6:n. and are secured d
. American engineer . ht of thedoor. The handle is riveted directly to the sheet and does notincrease the side clearance of the car. STOCK C.\R The adaptation of this framing to a stock car is shown in oneof the illustrations. The only changes are in the method ofsecuring the lining or slats and the arrangement of the underframe, side framing and roof structure are practicallyidentical with the box car. Since the slats run horizontally thereis no necessity for the horizontal struts between the posts andbraces. The hard wood strips forming the slats are 1J4 in- x 6:n. and are secured directly to the framing by .>8 in. bolts withthe nuts on the outside. An end door is desired in this car, andit will he seen that there was sufficient room between the endpost and the diagonal brace in the upper part cf the car. Thisdoor is arranged to slide toward the side of the car. There isa small 2i in. x 2;4 in. x 3/16 in. angle on the inside of thecorners to hold the end of the wooden slats. The doors on this. SecHon A-A. Secfion B-B. iecfion C-C. End Elevation and Sections of Steel Frame Stock Car. steel of the proper size flanged over in box section at the bottomand in U section at the top. upward extending flange atthe box section is spot welded to the main sheet. There are twohorizontal pressed steel members of U section equally spacedon the outside of the sheet and spot welded in place. At eitherside are Z-bars, spot welded in place. These are formed overin hook shape at the bottom and pass under and back of theedge of the bulb angle secured below the floor opening. This car are of the flush sliding type that lias been standard for thistype of equipment on the Pennsylvania. REFRIGER.^TOR The framing of the refrigerator car does not differ from thebox or stock car except at the door posts, where on account ofthe smaller door opening, the regular pressed steel post has beenincluded and the doors are carried on separate wooden posts 508 AMERICAN ENGINEER. \oi.
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