New teardrop shaped aluminum tubular covered hopper car has sufficient structural strength to eliminate center sill and side posts; center discharge gates, fewer in number than on conventional car with center sill, are expected to facilitate faster and cleaner unloading; car weighs 43,000 lb and has load limit of 208,000 lb.
Greenville builds aluminum car
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 151 , n 10
1961
Article (Journal)
English
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