THE 125-TON FOUR-WHEEL TRUCK

The designing and building of large and more efficient tank cars requires analysis of the car cost in relation to gallonage capacity and maintenance requirements. The author offers some observations that have been made to date in progressing tank car design from the 100-ton capacity truck to the use of the four-wheel 125-ton truck and the six-wheel 150-ton truck with particular emphasis on cost and maintenance problems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Symington Wayne Corporation

  2 Main Street
  Depew, NY  United States 
• Authors:
  • Moyes, S H
• Publication Date: 1965-9-23

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 17-22
• Serial:
  • Engineering Interchange for Railroad Advancement

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bolsters; Brakes; Costs; Freight cars; Motor vehicle bodies; Railroad cars; Tank cars; Technology; Vehicle maintenance
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Braking systems; Car body
• Subject Areas: Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037715
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech Proc
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM