US653359A - Railroad freight-car. - Google Patents

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No. 653,359. Patented July I0, 1900. T. .1. NEWBERRY & .1. v. lamcsom RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR.

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uh. 653,359. Patentad July l0, moo. T. .1. NEWBERRY & J. v. amcson. RAILROADFREIGHT CAB.

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NITED STATES THOMAS J N RRY AND JOHN V. ERICSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAILROAD FREIGHT-CAR.

iPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 653,359, dated July 10, 1900.

Applicationfilecl January 8, IQOO. Serial No. 712. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: l

Be it known that we, THOMAS J. NEWBERRY and JOHN V. ERIosoN, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful'lmp rovements in Railroad Freight-Oars, which are fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which- Figure 1 shows our said improved railroadcar in two halves, which are joined on the central-section line 2 2, whereof the first or left-hand half is shown in exterior view, while the second or right-hand half is shown as an interior view, the same being a transverse section through its greater depth, so as to fully show both the lower and upper parts. Fig. 2 is in part a longitudinal section on the plane 2 2 of Fig. 1 and in part an exterior elevation with fragments of the walls broken out to show the parts beyond. Fig. 3 shows a top view of the lower parts a,from,which one tank j is removed and whereof the other tank is shown in part interiorly. Fig. 4 shows a corner of our car rigged as a flat-car. A portion of the tanks are shown, and the floor is raised to show said tanks. A part of the wood of the floor is also removed. Fig. 5 shows an end view of the floor shown in perspective in Fig. 4, on an enlarged scale from that of the preceding figure, and is on a plane cutting through the axes of the bolts to'show how the planks are held to the metal floor, and it also shows how the stakes and stake-pockets are made. Fig. 6 shows a transverse section of our car at the truck or near the king-bolt.

Like letters of reference denote like parts of the drawings.

The object of our invention is to provide a freight car construction wherein the efficiency of the device shall be increased over prior constructions and shall exceed the same.

in durability, be entirely or almost entirely built of steel, and be fireproof, and also be adapted for carrying liquids in bulk and solids at the same time,as, for instance, oil in the tanks and grain in the car-body. To attain said desirable ends, we construct our said car in substantially the following manner, namely:

On the ordinary trucks 2 we set vertical sheet-steel webs c c 0 which are cut out or notched on the inclined lines If and horizontal lines 25' at their ends to make room for the trucks, as shown, and connect said ends with a horizontal solid web of sheet-steel cl, which lies on'a bolster c, crossed by longitudinal pieces 1', forming the sides of the draw-bar space 'i, which at their rear ends are secured tothe central web 0 when said number of websare used, as fewer or more such webs may also be used. The outer members of said webs are spread apart as far as the width of the car-body b and are stayed at suitable distances with U-shaped channel-irons f, whereof the lower ends are connected by a crosschannel f both parts of which are filled with cushions f, preferably of wood of suitable quality, and at the corners of said channelirons are attached suitable braces g to said channels and to said webs. Said webs are also provided with flanges f at their lower edges and at their upper edges with like flanges f for the purpose of givinglateral rigidity to said webs. Stake-pockets h are secured to the upper edges of the outer webs to complete their construction and to which is added the bumper-bar h at the ends and a king-bolt 'i' for connection with the trucks. Into said skeleton frame are mounted one or more sheet-steel tanks j, rectangular in transverse section, which are at their tops flush with the tops of said webs, and thereby form a support for a separate car-floor A, suitable for carrying lumber and all kinds of goods which can be transported on an open flat-car, and at the same time the tanks may be filled with oil or other liquids. Said floor A is formed of sheet metal TX, provided with ribs r between which are held boards g by means of bolts g and to the edges of the sheet 0 are fastened short stakes m to enter the stake-pockets h for holding said floor A to its place. Thefloor 7" r q, Figs. l and 2, forms a fixed part of the body b. Upon the lower part a, which consists of the vertical webs and their attachments, is placed the upper part of the car or car-body proper, b, constructed of sheet-metal sides and ends m and like-materialed roof n, with running-board n, all of sheet-steel. Flanges f integral with the under part of the walls m, fit on the. flanges f and are united by bolts k, while the sides 'm are also stiifened by both vertical and diagonal braced channel-irons m and m of said U-shaped form. The roof is supported by sheet-metal rafters o, and the vertical channel-irons m extend and enter into the stakepockets h to securely connect the said parts a and b. The bottom or floor r of the carbody part is also of sheet metal and fit for all ordinary use; but when desirable a floor of wood q is laid and held to place by the wooden side-lining or wainscoting p, and said steel floor may then be further strengthened by means of ribs 0, extending up between each board to, or nearly to, the top of the floor. The tanks j are also provided with a suitable filler-opening Z, shown on the interior of the car-body b; but said filler may be placed at any suitable position, either inside or outside of the car-body. Angle-irons s are secured to the bottom of the metal floor r on both sides of the central web 0 for the purpose of both stiffening the latter and for holding the several parts more securely to their place.

As the upper part of the car-body is removable, both it and each of the tanks j may be removed for the purpose of repairor use and, as shown, the lower parts used alone or as a flat in connection with oil or liquid transportation. The sheet-metal floor r, with its ribs 0 and angle-iron stays 8, may also be laid on the top of said tanks 3' without the body b above it, and the fioor q held by means of nails or dowels 1*, passed through holes in the ribs 1'. By means of this construction a floor of great strength and durability is obtained for a flat-car constructed as herein shown and described.

What we claim is 1. The combination with end-notched, connected, cushioned, and braced sets of Vertical webs, of tanks, with corresponding end notches, on said cushions, and flush with the top of said webs, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with vertical, transversely-connected and top-flanged webs, of a removable, base-flanged, car-body and means to removably connect said flanges, substantially as specified.

3. The combination with end -notched, transversely-connected, vertical and flanged webs provided with means for giving transverse rigidity, of a car-body, flanged at the base of its walls, and means to connect said car-bod y and webs, substantially as specified.

4. The combination with a sheet-metal carbody and a sheet-metal floor,'integral with its walls, of a wooden floor and wainscoting holding said floor, substantially as specified.

5. The combination with a sheet-metal carbody and a sheet-metal floor provided with ribs, and floor-boards between said ribs, of a wainscot-ing holding said floor to its place, substantially as specified.

6. The combination with flanged vertical webs provided with stake-pockets, of a sheet metal car-body stiffened with channel-irons which extend into said pockets, substantially as specified.

7. The combination with flanged vertical webs provided with stake-pockets, of a sheetmetal car-body stilfened by channel-irons which extend into said pockets, and bolts through said flanges to connect said webs and car-body, substantially as specified.

S. The combination with end-notched vertical webs and trucks therefor, of a sheetmetal floor with ribs and boards between said ribs and pins through said ribs to hold said boards, substantially as specified.

9. In railroad freight-cars, the combination with vertical side webs, and a central web, having their top edges in the same plane, and transverse connections to said webs, of a floor and means to removably secure the same to said webs, substantially as specified.

THOMAS J. NEWBERRY. JOHN V. ERICSON. \Vitn'esses:

WM. ZIMMERMAN, BERTRAM E. SHERMAN.

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