Re: Those Pesky Offset Twin hoppers
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Heap shields were referenced in the book "Freight car Equipment of the
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Chesapeake and Ohio railway August 1, 1937" by Carl Shaver. Originally published by the C&O in 1937 by General Superintendant of Transportation J.W. King. I never saw reference to heap shields "Styles" other than in this publication. Radial Arch, Oval notch, Angular peak, were all terms used by the C&O. Dreadnaught reinforced or Corrugation reinforcement and a reference of "bib" extensions are mentioned. Rich Yoder
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From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 5:58 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Re: Those Pesky Offset Twin hoppers Ed I looked all through my 1953 Car Builder's Cyc and I couldn't find anything that identified the "heap shields" by name -- several drawings showed different types of raised ends but none identified the raised part. Tim O'Connor ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
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