Steel Underframe
Beef Car
[Steel Under-Frame Refrigerator Car]
(CAPACITY 70,000 POUNDS)
The interior of this car is arranged to accommodate halves of beef of the largest size suspended from trolleys on a track, and have ample clearance to keep the neck of the beef from the floor. There are three tracks extending the length of the car with switches at the door to direct the beef to any track desired. Between the tracks at each carline are cross hooks provided on which mutton may be hung. The tracks are arranged so that the beef may be handled by trolley directly from the cooling room into the car and left suspended in the car to be unloaded by trolley at destination. The economy of this specially designed car will appeal to the packer who ships from the Abattoir to various distributing centers. Provision is made to prevent the load from swinging which adds to the safety in transit. Ice boxes are arranged at ends with provision for ventilation and complete refrigeration. The thorough manner of insulation and ventilation makes it possible to reduce the capacity of ice boxes to a minimum, thereby reducing the cost of icing and at the same time increasing the space for loading.
The underframe is built of structural steel, and is designed to withstand the most severe handling with an ample factor of safety.
Gauge, 4 feet, 8½ inches. Length, 34 feet, 0 inches. Height inside, 10 feet, 2 inches. Height from Rail to center of Coupler, 2 feet, 10½ inches. Automatic Couplers. Westinghouse Friction Draft Rig fitted with Farlow Attachments. Westinghouse Automatic Air Brake. Trucks are Diamond Arch Bar Type. Bolsters all Metal. Wheels, 33-inch Chilled Cast Iron. Axles Steel with 4½ × 8 inch Journals. Journal Boxes, Malleable Iron. Truck Columns, Malleable Iron. Brake Beams all Metal Inside Hung. Spring Plank Steel Channel. Springs in Groups of Six Coils. Weight of Car, 49,000 pounds.
CODE
"Wildrose"
Number 149