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Tm 55-203 Technical Manual Maintenance of Railway Car TM 55-203 TECHNICAL MANUAL MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY CAR HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AUGUST 1972 *TM 55-203 TECHNICAL MANUAL HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY No. 55-203 } WASHINGTON, D. C., 28 August 1972 MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY CARS Paragraph Page PART ONE GENERAL CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 1-1 - 1-3 1-1 2. TYPES OF ARMY-OWNED CARS .......................................................... 2-1 - 2-8 2-1 - 2-5 PART Two RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK CHAPTER 3. BASIC COMPONENTS ........................................................................... 3-1 - 3-9 3-1 - 3-3 4. CAR TRUCK MAINTENANCE Section I. General.................................................................................................... 4-1, 4-2 4-1 II. Wheel and axle ....................................................................................... 4-3 - 4-6 4-1 - 4-3 III. Axles and journals.................................................................................... 4-7 - 4-11 4-12 - 4-17 IV. Journal box lubrication............................................................................. 4-12 - 4-18 4-21 - 4-24 V. Truck side frame, bolster, and springs...................................................... 4-19 - 4-21 4-25 - 4-28 CHAPTER 5. UNDERFRAME ASSEMBLY Section I. General.................................................................................................... 5-1 - 5-4 5-1 II. Underframes for cars used in theaters of operation .................................. 5-5, 5-6 5-2, 5-3 III. Repair procedures.................................................................................... 5-7 - 5-15 5-4 - 5-7 IV. Riveting ................................................................................................... 5-16 - 5-19 5-7, 5-8 CHAPTER 6. DRAFT GEAR ......................................................................................... 6-1 - 6-6 6-1 - 6-4 7. COUPLERS............................................................................................. 7-1 - 7-8 7-1 - 7-5 8. CAR BRAKE EQUIPMENT Section I. Car truck brake gear ................................................................................ 8-1 - 8-3 8-1 II. Handbrakes ............................................................................................. 8-4 - 8-6 8-5 - 8-8 III. Airbrakes ................................................................................................. 8-7 - 8-9 8-9 - 8-11 IV. AB freight brake equipment...................................................................... 8-10 - 8-19 8-11 - 8-34 V. Single-capacity freight car brake equipment (K)....................................... 8-20 - 8-25 8-35 - 8-55 VI. Special-purpose equipment...................................................................... 8-26 - 8-28 8-56, 8-57 VII. Vacuum automatic airbrakes.................................................................... 8-29 - 8-31 8-58 - 8-60 CHAPTER 9. CAR SUPERSTRUCTURE Section I. Passenger cars ........................................................................................ 9-1 - 9-8 9-1 - 9-4 II. Boxcars ................................................................................................... 9-9 - 9-14 9-4 - 9-7 III. Refrigerator ............................................................................................. 9-15 - 9-22 9-8, 9-10 IV. Gondola cars ........................................................................................... 9-23 - 9-25 9-10 V. Hopper cars ............................................................................................. 9-26 - 9-28 9-11, 9-12 VI. Dumpcars ................................................................................................ 9-29 - 9-31 9-12, 9-13 VII. Tank cars................................................................................................. 9-32 - 9-35 9-13 - 9-16 VIII. Flatcars.................................................................................................... 9-36 - 9-38 9-16 PART THREE HEATING, LIGHTING, AND AIR CONDITIONING CHAPTER 10. TRAIN LIGHTING.................................................................................... 10-1 - 10-3 10-1 - 10-5 11. HEATING ................................................................................................ 11-1 - 11-8 11-1 - 11-4 12. AIR CONDITIONING ............................................................................... 12-1 - 12-4 12-1, 12-2 PART FOUR PAINTING, LETTERING, AND NUMBERING OF RAILWAY CARS CHAPTER 13. GENERAL ............................................................................................... 13-1 - 13-2 13-1 14. PAINTING OF RAILWAY FREIGHT AND PASSENGER CARS Section I. General.................................................................................................... 14-1 - 14-3 14-1 II. Freight cars.............................................................................................. 14-4, 14-5 14-2 III. Passenger service .................................................................................. 14-6, 14-7 14-9 *This manual supersedes TM 55-203, 7 February 1966, Including all changes. i *TM 55-203 Paragraph Page CHAPTER 15. LETTERING AND NUMBERING OF RAILWAY FREIGHT AND PASSENGER CARS Section I. General.................................................................................................... 15-1, 16-2 15-1 II. Freight cars.............................................................................................. 15-3 - 15-6 15-2 - 15-8 III. Passenger service cars............................................................................ 15-7 - 15-9 15-15, 15-16 PART FIVE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE CHAPTER 16. GENERAL ............................................................................................... 16-1 - 16-7 16-1 - 16-6 17. INSPECTION FORMS............................................................................. 17-1 - 17-14 17-1 - 17-7 PART SIX MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES CHAPTER 18. SHOPS, HEAVY (DEPOT) MAINTENANCE Section I. General.................................................................................................... 18-1 - 18-3 18-1 II. Freight cars.............................................................................................. 18-4 - 18-13 18-2 - 18-5 III. Passenger-type ....................................................................................... 18-14, 18-15 18-5 IV. Wheel and axle shop ............................................................................... 18-16 - 18-33 18-6 - 18-17 V. Paint shop, railway .................................................................................. 18-34 - 18-36 18-18 CHAPTER 19. SHOPS, LIGHT (RUNNING) REPAIRS Section I. Car Repair Platoon, Transportation Railway Equipment Maintenance Company, Transportation Railway Battalion, TOE 55-228.................. 19-1, 19-2 19-1 II. Light freight car (running) repairs ............................................................. 19-3 - 19-7 19-1 - 19-3 III. Light passenger car (running) repairs ....................................................... 19-8 - 19-11 19-4 CHAPTER 20. WELDING Section I. General.................................................................................................... 20-1 - 20-3 20-1 II. Welding limitations .................................................................................. 20-4 - 20-8 20-2 - 20-5 CHAPTER 21. SAFETY .................................................................................................. 21-1 - 21-15 21-1 - 21-8 APPENDIX A. REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... A-1 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................................................... G-1 INDEX........................................................................................................................................................................ I-1 ii TM 55-203 PART ONE GENERAL CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1. Purpose and Scope each comment to insure understanding and complete evaluation. Comments should be prepared using DA a. This manual provides information and Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications) guidance to personnel concerned with the operation, and forwarded direct to the Commandant, US Army inspection, and maintenance of Department of the Transportation School, ATTN: Director of Doctrine Army-owned continental United States railway intraplant Development, Literature and Plans, Fort -Eustis, Virginia freight equipment, and interchange freight and 23604. passenger equipment. It describes the principal parts of freight cars and passenger cars and gives detailed 1-3. Responsibilities instructions for their inspection and maintenance. It includes basic details of car construction and describes a. The Military Traffic Management and types of light and heavy repairs. Necessary equipment Terminal Service (MTMTS) is responsible for the for maintenance and repair is described, and pertinent control, distribution, utilization, and maintenance of, and forms are illustrated and explained. Instructions are the accountability for railway freight and tank cars that given for standard painting, lettering, and numbering of are owned or leased by or loaned to MTMTS and freight cars and passenger cars. assigned to the Defense Freight Railway Interchange
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