Steel Underframe
Beef Car
[Steel Under-Frame Beef Car]
(CAPACITY 60,000 POUNDS)
This car is constructed with an unusually heavy frame in the superstructure and the underframe is designed to carry the loads from the side to the center construction which is amply strong to carry the entire load. Body is double constructed throughout and is insulated in a modern and thorough manner. Ice Boxes are located at each end and Brine Pans are also provided to aid in securing a low temperature. Doors are located at diagonal corners and three meat tracks run from door to door with switches so that the beef may be directed to any track at will. The car is designed with the object of loading halves of beef suspended from trolleys and left hanging in the car while in transit so that it may be quickly removed at destination. This greatly facilitates the loading and unloading of the beef. Thrust Bars are located at intervals to prevent the meat from swinging.
Gauge, 4 feet, 8½ inches. Length, 34 feet. Width, 9 feet, 2 inches. Height inside, 9 feet, 11 inches. Height from Rail to center of Coupler, 2 feet, 10½ inches. Center Sills built up of Steel Plates and Angles. Cross Bearers built up of Steel Plates and Angles. Automatic Couplers and Farlow Twin Spring Draft Gear. Westinghouse Automatic Air Brake. Trucks are of the Diamond Arch Bar Type. Bolsters built up of I-Beams and Plates. Wheels, 33-inch Chilled Cast Iron. Axles, Steel with 4¼ × 8 inch Journals. Journal Boxes, Malleable Iron. Truck Columns, Malleable Iron, with Brackets to suspend, Brake Beams which are all Metal Trussed Inside Hung. Spring Plank, Steel Channel. Springs in groups of 6 Single Coils. Weight of Car, 48,000 pounds.
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