STEP 7A: The Floor and Under Frame 76500 – 76999 Series
28
28: I followed the same procedure for this floor
and frame as on the previous series of cars, except
that the cross bearers need to line up with the
tabs on the car sides. To make sure that I had
everything lined up properly, I lightly cemented the
cross-bearers in place and double-checked them
against the sides.
I also flipped the sides over to verify that the tabs
and the cross bearers lined up on
both
sides. I
wanted to make sure that it didn’t matter which car
side was attached to which side of the floor.
Everything lined up as planned. Now with the
floors completed, it’s on to the next phase of the
project.
The Erie Railroad Boxcars Part 2 - 2
29
29: Here’s a comparison of the underframes. The
upper frame is used for the 75000-76499 series of
cars with the straight side sill.
The lower frame is to be used on the 76500-76599
series of cars with the tabbed side sill.
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