ENGINEERING FOR MAINTENANCE-FREE FREIGHT CARS

Freight car construction has passed a phase where car design was aimed at lowest cost acceptable for interchange. This paper discusses the advantages and economics available from engineering cars to surpass minimum requirements and with a goal of minimizing future expenditures for maintenance. The ultimate car would remain serviceable throughout its first cycle of life without repairs other than "service-station" type.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rail Transportation Proceedings, Papers and discussions from joint IEEE-ASME Railroad Conference, Jacksonville, Florida, 14-15 March 1972.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • McLean, L S
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Engineering economy; Freight cars; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051277
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: 72-RT-4
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 18 1974 12:00AM