NEWER TECHNOLOGIES FOR FREIGHT CARS

Efforts to solve freight car design problems have resulted in concentrated research programs. Design considerations must be thought of from a systems point of view - marketing and traffic requirements, design standards, operational characteristics, effect on track, maintenance criteria, and economics. New computer technologies are providing useful tools for the coordination of all these parameters.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/4175009
• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Authors:
  • Orr, D G
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 25-30
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Freight cars; Information processing; Marketing; Train track dynamics; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design; Freight car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138312
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1976 12:00AM