First box cars equipped with cast-steel underframes built at Pittsburg, Kans, shops of Kansas City Southern; inside length 40 ft 6 in., inside width 9 ft 2 in., inside height at side plate 10 ft 4 in.; car has light weight of 52,200 lb which includes cast-steel underframe, all-welded superstructure frames and automobile loading device. (see also Ry Mech Engr v 108 n 6 June 1934 p 179-84)


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    Title :

    Kansas City southern builds automobile box cars


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 97 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1934


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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