THE NEW BLUE OX--A WOOD-SHIPPER'S DREAM

A high-cube, open-top automatic unloading car, designated Blue Ox, has been developed to haul woodchips and logs for pulping. The prototype is the result of a three-year R&D program intiated by Pullman-Standard and International Paper Co. The demand for such a car is seen as substantial if paper-industry production projects are accurate.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586268
• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Authors:
  • Welty, G
• Publication Date: 1976-10-25

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-22
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 177
  • Issue Number: 20
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Forecasting; Forest products; Freight cars; Freight traffic; Hopper cars; Marketing; Open top cars; Traffic forecasting; Traffic managers; Vehicle design; Wood chips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shippers
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car design; Pulpwood
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00144078
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 1 1977 12:00AM