American Car and Foundry design for new box cars is presented; building block concept was evoloved for underframes to assure weight reduction, to produce capacity for supporting fork-lift wheel loads of 12,000 to 60,000 lb, and to add strength in strategic locations dictated by analysis and test data; building blocks, eight in all, are basic structural components of underframe and side-sill and door-post assemblies; typical specification of box cars are listed.


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    Title :

    `Precision design' cars -- Adequate strength with no unneeded weight


    Additional title:

    Ry Locomotives Cars


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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