NEW DESIGN FOR P-S HOPPER FAMILY

The roof of the Pullman-Standard hopper car has a new shape. Formed in combination step-curved arch, the re-engineered roof is said to be capable of withstanding vibration and other in-use stresses better than earlier P-S roof designs. The curved portion of the roof can stand up to the shear loads while the step portions provide the necessary resistance to the vertical forces.

• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 26-27
• Serial:
  • Railway Locomotives and Cars
  • Volume: 146
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hopper cars; Vehicle design; Vibration
• Identifier Terms: Pullman-Standard railroad cars
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046441
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 1974 12:00AM