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Railroad Gazette/Volume 38/Number 5/End Post Reinforcement

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End Post Reinforcement for Box Cars.

The Chicago & Alton is building a number of 36-ft. box cars at its Bloomington shops which will have the end-posts reinforced in the manner shown in the accompanying drawing. The end posts which are 4⅜ in. × 5 in., are framed into the sill and plate in the usual way. On the outside edge of each post a wrought-iron strap, 2¾ in. × ¾ in., is bolted on with ⅝-in. carriage bolts. The bottom of this strap is bent out and bolted to the top face of the end sill with ¾ in. bolts, and the top end is twisted a half turn and bolted to the outside face of the end plate. A 4-in. × 3-in. filling piece and a ⅝-in. tie rod fasten the two posts together about half way from the floor, and ⅝-in. vertical tie rods extending through the sill and plate are laid in grooves cut in the outside faces of the posts.

Detail of End Post Reinforcement.

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