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Train Shed Cyclopedia #77 Freight Car Construction Details Underframes & Brakes
 
Train Shed Cyclopedia #77 Freight Car Construction Details, Underframes & Brakes Part 5 from the 1943 Car Builders Cyclopedia.  64 pages. Photos and Drawings! Rock Island #15591double wood-sheathed, steel underframe box car; RI #134442 all steel box car; UP #127889 double wood-sheathed steel underframe box car; UP #180035 all steel boxcar rebuilt from double wood-sheathed car; UP #474000 40' 6" 50 ton all steel lightweight automobile car; NYC #62299 all steel automobile car; St Louis Southwestern #20080 all steel box car, CB&Q #21000 all steel box car; Youngstown Containers for LCL Freight, Youngstown bulk material container, B&O # 256701 - battery of Youngstown bulk material containers; gondola car loaded with Youngstown bulk material containers for granulated substances - NKP #76007; Union duples side door fixture applied to Standard Steel boxcar, Union duplex door fixture- door open and closed; Superior welded door and Superior ball bearing door fixtures for box cars and automobile cars, Car #91687 and Automobile #51637, door frame section- corrugated type door for Standard double steel sheathed box car, door frame section - flat type door for Standard double steel-sheathed box car, Interior CMStP&P Automobile box car, interior C&NW automobile car equipped with Evans loader, Wine combination lumber door and ventilator, Wine lumber door applied to steel-end car, Wine lumber door applied to wood-end car, Wine type D ventilator applied to steel end car, Wine Railway Appliance Company, Wine Side ventilators applied adjacent to door, Lumber door for box cars, End door arrangement CRI&P automobile box cars, Standard Railway Equipment Manufacturing Company, Miner car door fasteners for St Louis- San Francisco automobile car end doors, WH Miner Inc., Automobile box car with end doors open  equipped with Camel door fixtures and locking arrangement, Automobile box car with Dreadnaught end doors closed, Dreadnaught steel end doors, Dreadnaught steel end doors for automobile boxcar equipped with Miner fasteners, Miner refrigerator car door fastener and installation, Gustin-Bacon Fiberglass refrigerator car insulation - high insulating efficiency - lightweight- fireproof- vibration proof- Vermin, Termite and Rodent proof article - specifications - photos, PFE # 43660 boxcar photos. Refrigerator car waterproof door surface membrane - type WPF-1 Johns-Manville, Johns-Manville Refrigerator car materials -article-photos-drawing.  Johns-Manville refrigerator car materials - car insulations - threshold plates - waterproof floors - All-hair hairinsul, lightweight hairinsul, Dry-zero standard railroad blanket, standard Hair felt, threshold plates, waterproof floors, flexible ice pan and ice tank felts, PFE Reefer photo.Transverse and longitudinal sections of 40 ton steel refrigerator car showing details of insulation - Union Refrigerator Transit Company.  AAR Recommended hatch and hatch plug for refrigerator cars.  Cross-section, Holland Cap-Ko hatch closure showing construction of gasket and closing mechanism, Cap-ko cover partially opened for ventilation, Cap-ko cover closed but unlatches, operating lever flat on roof, Top view - Holland Cap-Ko hatch closure in closed position, Cross section, Holland Cap-Ko hatch closure showing entire hatch closure in sealed position, Equipco hatch closure for refrigerator cars, application of Equipco sectional steel floor to a steel refrigerator car, application of Kennedy Door to Atlantic Coast Line ventilated and insulated box car, The Kennedy Corporation, Details of Kennedy ventilated door for insulated and ventilated box cars, cross section, showing details of the insulation of the Pacific Fruit express refrigerator Car.Azee ( Illinois Railway equipment Company) Azee double action floor rack hinge, Azee seal hook lock and lever guide at hatch cover, Azee floor rack holder. Details of insulation and sheathing construction of N&W refrigerator car, beef Rail for refrigerator cars - General American Transportation Corporation, Interior of meat refrigerator car showing beef rails overhead, details of N&W hatch plug, drip trap for N&W reefer car, Preco load divider locked into place against high-stack load in a 40' SFRD  Preco fan-equipped car - Pacific RY Equip Co, Preco air circulation fan installed in refrigerator car bunker -fan driven from axle, Equipco drain spout and well trap application - Equipment Specialties Division of Union Asbestos & rubber Company, Equipco well trap for reefer cars, application of Equipco all metal bulkhead, ice grate and bevel hatch to a standard reefer car, Equipco bulkhead assembled with insulated wooden bulkhead in place - floor racks raised, Equipco bulkhead with wooden front removed and perforated metal sections in place, Safety propane heater and controls of automatic heating system for refrigerator cars - Safety Car heating and Lighting Co., Inc, application of false floor, side and end lining to wood frame box cars for potato shipments - CN Railways, Dry-ice container in refrigerator bunker - American Car & Foundry, Equipco flush floor rack holder - Equipment Specialties Division of Union Asbestos & rubber Co., Equipco bulkhead with front and some of the grate bars removed, hatch cover safety racket ventilating bar - Standard Railway Equipment Mfg Company, hatch frame and cover for reefer cars, improved solid steel roof with welded hatch frame and hatch carlines as applied to steel refrigerator cars, hatch frame and hatch carlines as applied to PFE 50 ton refrigerator cars, section through overhead ice bunker refrigerator car showing circulating system, hatch cover safety ratchet ventilating bar arrangement for reefer car,  Standard Railway Equipment manufacturing Company, details of side sill connections to bolster and floor fastening at inner side sill, sections of CP general service ice refrigerator car with overhead brine tanks, CN reefer car with overhead bunkers - cadmium plated metal floor - one floor rack raised, CN reefer car with overhead bunkers - side construction showing cold air circulation flues.Photos B&O #259999 drop end mill type gondola, GN end and door arrangement general service gondola, fixed end view on Central of Georgia gondola, fixed end C&O gondola, outside view Wine drop end lock for gondolas, inside view Wine drop end lock for gondolas. ( Wine Railway Appliance Company ), NKP #7282 gondola car with drop ends, DM&IR #4152 gondola with fixed ends, P&WV collapsible inside stake-pockets gondola cars - Fort Pitt Malleable Iron Company, AT&SF #169099 end view drop end gondola car AAR Class GH, End view B&LE mill-type gondola car - end dropped to show interior construction, CP side dumping drop bottom gondola coal car - Yost doors in open position, CP composite coal car, Yost doors on hopper car - open, closed; Dreadnaught pan door for hopper cars - Standard railway Equipment mfg Co., Ajax cast door for hopper cards, Detail of Central of Georgia gondola car showing hole for securing loading and towing staple, application of Enterprise drop forged link device to all steel gondola car having transversely arranged doors, application of Enterprise drop forged link device to all steel side discharge gondola car, application of Enterprise Railway Equipment Company chain device to all steel side discharge gondola, Enterprise cast steel and body foundations for gondola flat box and reefer car, application of body foundations to gondola and flat cars, application of body foundations to AAR box and reefer cars, Enterprise cast steel body foundation for hopper cars, application of Enterprise body foundation to AAR type hopper cars, application of Enterprise body foundations to hopper cars with I beam type bolster, Longitudinal section and elevation, cross section - hopper car with Yost doors, lower rail end door on Canadian National box cars, Cross sections of Canadian pacific side discharge gondola cars, Dreadnaught corrugated door arrangement for Illinois Central drop bottom gondola car, application of paneled sides to AT&SF all steel gondola, Dreadnaught Doors for gondola and hopper cars - strong rugged resilient construction assures low maintenance and trouble free service, Corrugated door for gondolas, pan door for hoppers, AT&SF general service gondola with Dreadnaught drop ends and paneled sides.Alternative cast steel center sill for AAR standard 50 ton hoppers - General Steel Castings Corp, alternative AAR 50 ton hopper with complete one piece cast steel underframe, steel underframe for Union Pacific 50 ton flat car, alternative cast steel crossbearer and cross bridge brace for AAR standard hoppers - Unitcast Corp, alternative cast steel bolster assembly with integral center plate for AAR standard hoppers, Enterprise bulb-angle hopper frame, Enterprise T section hopper frame, Dreadnaught steel end applied to EJ&E hopper #70403, paneled and arrangement for 70 ton hopper, Enterprise unit with door and hatch and Enterprise continuous frame, application of Enterprise Type D door operating mechanism and continuous door frame to hopper coal car, Enterprise cast frame and gate covered hopper bulk commodity car, application of Wine Master door locks to AAR hopper car using Wine cast steel hopper frames and cast hinges, hopper car application of Wine master door locks with adjustable spreader extension, Wine cement chute grate for handling cement and other dry lading commodities in covered hoppers, Enterprise roof hatch application for bulk commodity cars, Enterprise roof hatch frame, AAR standard end for hopper door operating shaft, application of Wine door locks on flat bottom gondola, paneled side arrangement with integral stakes as applied to a 50 ton hopper, panel side arrangement with bulbed angle stakes as applied to a 50 ton hopper, gondola ore car Utah Copper Co., Inside view of CMStP&P all welded twin hopper, inside view of CRI&P general service gondola, Inside view of AT&SF triple hopper, hopper with paneled sides and ends, riveted type, AAR std fundamental type dome cover, 1933 revision, AAR method of preparing dome covers for test, AAR std fundamental type dome ring, AAR arrangement of inlet and outlet pads for heater coils in tank cars, piping diagram of Westinghouse KC freight car brake equipment, piping diagram of Westinghouse AB freight car brake equipment, piping diagram of Westinghouse AB 4-12 freight brake equipment for very heavy cars, piping diagram of Westinghouse AB 1-B freight car brake equip for high speed service, combined auxiliary and emergency reservoirs for AB 10' freight car brake equip, transfer valve portion for Westinghouse AB 4-12 frt car equip, Westinghouse ABEL-1 valve used with AB-8 automatic empty and load freight brake equip, piping diagram of Westinghouse AB-8 automatic empty and load brake equipment, filling piece for AB-1-B Westinghouse frt car brake equip, Westinghouse type K tripe valve used with KC single capacity frt brake equip, general arrangement of AB type brakes on AAR std steel sheathed 40' 6" box car, general arrangement of KD type brake on 100,000 lb capacity steel box car, general arrangement of brake mechanism on C&NW 70 ton capacity quadruple hopper car, general arrangement of AB Brake and foundation brake gear on Union Railroad caboose car - hand brakes - Ajax or Universal, Royal Foundation brake gear regulators - now in use on all types of freight car equipment and locomotive tenders - These regulators are of the F and K type, transformer car with Ajax hand brake, hopper car with Ajax hand brake, tank car with Ajax hand brake, drop end gondola with Ajax hand brake, caboose w/ Ajax hand brake, express car with Ajax hand brake, application of Champion hand brake to box car/ hopper / baggage car / gondola ballast car, Equipco vertical wheel hand brake applied to a hopper, Equipco pump handle type hand brake applied to a drop end mill type gondola, Miner power hand brake applied to box car / tank car / gondola, Miner power hand brake single wheel type for outside operation, applied to baggage cars; Miner Power hand brake double wheel type for operation either inside or outside of car, applied to baggage car, Miner Power hand Brake, The National Brake Co., Peacock # 320-K frt car brake, peacock #800 passenger car brake, Peacock #720 brake for heavy cars, Peacock #850-NS for lightweight cars, application of Superior Vertical hand brake to AAR hopper / AAR Box car, Superior drop shaft brake for flat cars in raised and lowered position.  Superior Hand Brake Company.

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