Features of skids developed on Nickel Plate which permit coil to be loaded directly into car, and eliminate need for additional bracing; brown canvas duck, flame, water and mildew proofed tarpaulins, used to cover coils, are anchored at bottom edge; gondolas converted to coil cars have rated capacity of 70 tons and length of 52 1/2 ft; each car can handle six 6-ft coils, or greater number of shorter ones.
New way to ship steel coils
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 138 , n 23
1955
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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FEATURES - HANDLING STEEL COILS
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