Prototype 100-ton building products car with adjustable bulkheads has underframe with 20-in. travel, deck with convertible sections to form load-bearing members, and chain tie-downs which are adjustable lengthwise and across car; 10 1/2-ft high bulkheads are equipped with multiple sets of 1-in. locking pins which, along with operating handle, are under constant spring tension; car has length of 72 ft 8 in.; truck center distance is 50 ft; distance between bulkheads varies from 58 ft 6 in. maximum to 38 ft 6 in. minimum; car has overall width of 10 ft 2 1/2 in. and deck width between stake pockets of 9 ft 1/2 in.; deck height above rail is 3 ft, 8 13/16 in.;weight of car is 86,240 lb.
Movable bulkheads on Evans car
Ry Locomotives Cars
Railway Locomotives and Cars ; 141 , n 4
1967
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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