Re: Photo: Frisco Hopper 88447 (1954)
Dennis Storzek
On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 10:20 AM, Bob Chaparro wrote:
Yes. Those are the Union Metal Products replacement sides with integral stakes. You'll notice that each stake looks like an I beam; they are actually the edge of the pressed panel bent outward with a second bend to form the flange. After each pair of sheets were fitted and riveted in place a weld bead was run on the edge both inside and out to unify the bent flanges into a structural member. The Accurail panel side car models this construction. Dennis Storzek
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