Steel Frame Gondola Car 80,000 Pounds Capacity

The above illustration shows a 40-ton, side dump coal car, typical of those delivered by us to the Puget Sound Electric Ry. for use on their principal and subsidiary lines.

These cars have proved very satisfactory in service, being strongly constructed and built in a careful, workmanlike manner.

Specifications

Side bottom dump. Cubic capacity, 1,700 cubic feet. Length inside, 38 ft., 0 in. Length over end sills, 40 ft., 0 in.

Under frame, structural steel. Sides, Steel Truss frame with red fir plank. Floor, red fir plank, sloping from doors 30° up to ends.

Doors—Eight drop doors, discharging the load at each side outside of rail.

Draft Gear—Twin spring with automatic couplers.

Brakes—Westinghouse Automatic Air Brake. Two complete equipments. Hand brakes on both ends, operating on all wheels.

Angle of Trucks—To negotiate a curve of 40-foot radius.

Trucks—Bettendorf steel side frame cast steel bolsters. Wheels, 33 in., chilled cast iron. Steel axles with 5×9 Journals. Steel side bearings of extra length, to provide for sharp curves.

Safety Appliances—United States Standard.