TASK FORCE DEVELOPS A LOWER COST GROCERY CAR. REBUILDING RECOMMENDED BY GROUP GF ORGANIZED

It is shown how existing 50-footers due for rebuilding can be economically converted for the new service. The new car is designed to perform for the carrier and shipper at a lower cost than existing equipment and features basically an insulated box car with restraining devices and cushioning.

• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Locomotives and Cars
  • Volume: 146
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box cars; Cushioning materials; Freight traffic; Fruits and vegetables; Insulation systems; Railroad cars
• Old TRIS Terms: Cushioning; Grocery traffic; Insulated cars
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Freight Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046781
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 10 1974 12:00AM