St.Louis-San Francisco is currently converting 600 wood box cars built in 1930 into like number of steel cars; all wooden sides and floors are being removed from 50-ton cars, sides being replaced with 12-gage steel panels welded in place with 1 1/2 in. wood inner lining; increase in weight is 1200 lb; shops at Springfield, Mo, are turning out two cars per day with force of 45 men. (See also Ry Age v 134 n 17 Apr 27 1953 p 23)
Frisco improves 600 box cars
Ry Locomotives Cars
Railway Locomotives and Cars ; 127 , n 6
1953
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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