The USRA Gondolas in 1918 H&B Lots 5176, 5180, 5183 had
pin & chains for both side & end doors. Alternative
mechanisms, panels and other details were made for the SSC 1932 USRA
alternate. I haven't yet run into the General Arrangement drawings,
they are most likely there as well. The butt plate & hinges,
pin & chains, brake details and other drawings have been
scanned.
The door mechanism drawings for drop bottom gons usually are vendor
drawings, not manufacturer drawings. While a general arrangement
drawing will show some information, the URE (or other vendor) drawings
are referenced, though rarely copied for such.
At 08:53 AM 4/14/2020, David via groups.io wrote:
The original USRA gons used a
windup shaft mechanism for the doors. Wine door locks were used on a
number of copies built in the 1920s, and sometimes retrofitted to the
originals.
David Thompson
Bob Webber