. American engineer and railroad journal . i!mm. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 107. 40-Ton Box Car, with Steel Undernames—Union Pacific Railroad. 40-TON BOX CARS WITH STEEL UNDERFRAMES. Union Pacific Railroad. Built by the Pressed Steel Car Company. An important development of the use of steel in car con-struction is represented by the design illustrated here by thecourtesy of Mr. J. H. McConnell. Superintendent Motive Powerol the Union Pacific, and the builders, the Pressed Steel CarCompany. The use of steel is not entirely confined to thetmderframe, but the box portion is a
. American engineer and railroad journal . i!mm. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 107. 40-Ton Box Car, with Steel Undernames—Union Pacific Railroad. 40-TON BOX CARS WITH STEEL UNDERFRAMES. Union Pacific Railroad. Built by the Pressed Steel Car Company. An important development of the use of steel in car con-struction is represented by the design illustrated here by thecourtesy of Mr. J. H. McConnell. Superintendent Motive Powerol the Union Pacific, and the builders, the Pressed Steel CarCompany. The use of steel is not entirely confined to thetmderframe, but the box portion is almost entirely of wood. General Dimensions. Capacity lbs. Light weight 40,300 lbs. Cubic feel capacity 3,840 Length over end sills 41 ft. 0 In. Length inside 40 ft. 0 in. Width over side sills 9 ft. 6% Ins. Width inside 9 ft. Width .ii eaves 10 ft. 2 ins. Height under center of ear lines !i ft. 0 ins, Height of floor from rail 3 ft. 7Vi ins. Height Of center of drawbar 2 ft. logins. Height over all 14 ft. 3 ins. Height at eaves 13 ft. % in. Height of door openings S ft. 6 ins. Width of d
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