A good editorial on the subject. The conclusion reached is that " a short car cheaply handled at the termini will, on a short haul, convey freight more cheaply than a large car. On a long haul the terminal charges have little influence on the total cost, and the car that carries the greatest load appears the cheapest".
Best size of freight cars
RR Gaz
1887
Article (Journal)
English
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