The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-28
STEEL TRAINS
ON BURLINGTON !
\ co.efe. Of Latest Design A.. Used
on Limited Of This Railroad
From East TO
West. s
how THEY ARE MADE
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1echnlcaI Magazine Devotes Con-,
siderable Space to Description
Of New style
Coaches.
now THEY ARE MADE

steel trains are being used on the
sthroueb schedules Of the Burlington
abroad. and steel coaches are in use
+ IN lines of this road. 1t may be OF in
4 terest to know something Of the make
M If these trains, and the equipment
~ these steel cars. The Railway Age
Gazette prints the following:
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
shes RECENTLY received from the Ameri-
nan Car g. Foundry company fifteen
chair cars, fifteen coaches, nine COM
hination baggage and smokers. and two
comb ination coach and smokers, all be-
IND Of all-steel construction. The
notifications Of these cars comply IN
detail with the governments specifica-
AIMS for steel cars, and In many cases
.Yceed these requirements. The con-
struction adheres very closely to that
vhich was made standard on the Bur-
Nnrton a few years ago. All Of the
new cars have vestibules, except the
combination baggage and smokers.
which have vestibule on one end
only, the other end being OF the dunn
INV type. The chair cars weigh 100000
| lbs. and have a seating CAPACITY OF
sixty.four. which gives a dead weight
per passenger Of 2,19O. The chairs are
located on 3-foot 7-inch centers. A
space Of ave feet on each end OF these
cars Is given over to toilet facilities,
one compartment containing the closet,
+ the other the wash bowl with hot and
cold water, a drinking fountain ana
| mirror. The women's end contains IN
edition to this two seats with leather
covered cushions.
The coaches weigh $4,000 lbs. and
have a seating capacity Of eighty-four.
giving dead weight OF 1850 lbs. per
passenger The seats are located on
lfoot 11ls.inch centers. A women's
wash room and a closet occupies a
space A feet 6A Inches long on one end
Of these cars and the mems closet and
the wash room occupies space OF
d feet Az inches on the other end. The
Dmbination coach and baggage cars
weigh $1,000 lbs and have seating
capacity OF thirty-six. The length OF
The baggage section Is 40 feet " inch,
and the coach section Is 80 feet II inch
long. This section is provided with
gtove, a closet and cooler.
Cars Of 'cierestory Type.
The cars are OF the clerestory type,
The upper deck windows having been
omitted and the only openings are
those REQUIRED for the ventilators. The
side carrying type Of construction Is
used. the sides being considered as be-
lne supported at the double body
holsters. This leave the center sills
70 take care Of the bufnng and pulling
Strains only. These are figured for
maximum end shock OF 100000 lbs.
considered as static load. The center
BILLS are made up OF 15-inch. 33lb.
channels spaced is inches back to
back with 5-16-inch by 28-inch top
foverplate extending from end sill to
md sill and bottom coverplate
inch by "a inches extending be.
ween the draft castings. The holsters
nd cross bearers are of built up con-
truction. having pan-shaped web
Mates with ample connections at the
ENTER and side stills. The end stills are
made up of pressed steel shapes. Con-
rary to PREVIOUS practices, the Goth
and segment sash above the side
lndows have been omitted. making it
osslnle to increase the height OF the
indow glass four inches. giving
rear glass opening twenty-nine inches
ign. This admits larger amount OF
atural light to the cars than before.
greater depth of letter board has
cen made necessary by this arrange
ent 1t now being 21R inches deep.
order to improve the appearance
me car and also to stiffen this sheet.
grove Is pressed In the letter board
ootner interesting feature to be
Pahd In the cross section is the man
OF riveting the roof sheets.
iney are so applied that both rivet
saas are on the outside OF the car
nere they are readily accessible. This