Re: Freight Car Measurements
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Rupert & Maureen <gamlenz@...>
Ed
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It depends on your time frame. I didn't have access to the ORER notes but I found that - 1907 Outside length was recorded as the length over sheathing, length over end sills or length over deadwoods (i.e. no standard). 1935 The fractions of an inch in dimensions were removed and the measurements were rounded up or down to the nearest whole inch. The outside length measurement was standardised as length over end sills. 1965 Standard outside length was amended to coupled length or length inside knuckles, thereby identifying the amount of track required for a particular car. Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ -----Original Message-----
From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Ed Sent: Tuesday, 28 May 2013 1:20 p.m. To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Freight Car Measurements I have been researching older ORER's with idea of scratch building some cars that are not available commercially. Most of the measurements are self evident except for the outside length. What are the reference points for this measurement? Is it the end of the bulkheads, the end of the coupler boxes, the end of the couplers, something else? If it is not the end of the bulkheads, how does one use the ORER data to build a car? Ed Robinson |
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