A superb exposition Dennis. Thank you very much. I assume then, that it would be a relatively safe bet to declare the 62 "long" 40 foot boxcars whose siding is Unknown to be double sheathed?
Thanks, Larry Ostresh Laramie, Wyoming
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Hi Dennis
Wouldn't the same thing be true of SS cars originally built with
wood
ends, then rebuilt with steel ends? (I assume such animals
existed???)
If so, then why don't we have any "long" 40 foot SS series?
Larry Ostresh Laramie, Wyoming
Larry,
I can't think of any SS cars that were built with DS wood ends.
That's
a model version that came from the old Train Miniature "mix-em, match-em" tooling that didn't really exist on the prototype. Almost all SS cars had steel frames, and those not built with pressed steel ends had wood SS ends with steel posts.
The answer to your question lies in the different way these two
types
of cars were framed. DS cars with wood framing typically had ends about 7" thick; nominal 1" or 1 ½" lining, 5" posts, and nominal 1" sheathing. The corner posts, the last post in the side framing, were even with the end posts, so their outside face was at the extreme
end
of the body, just behind the sheathing. When retrofitting steel
ends,
it was easiest not to disturb this side framing, but simply strip
off
the end sheathing and attach the flanges of the end to the existing corner post. After new lining was fitted, the car had grown inside about 5"-6" on each end.
Single sheath cars typically had 1 ½" or 2" sheathing on the ends
with
3", 4", or 5" steel posts outside. The corner posts, however, were heavy section angle that wrapped around the outside of the
sheathing.
When changing to pressed steel ends, the flanges of the ends would
be
attached to this angle, or in some instances replace it, and the lining would end up just where the end sheathing had been, leaving
the
IL unchanged. The extra length would show as the striker casting,
and
possibly the end sill if it was retained, projecting out from the
end
a couple inches more than they would have if the cars had been built new with steel ends.
