Cars built at road's Topeka shops to provide better loading protection are modified 50-ft 6 in. box car with floating underframe having 10-in. travel in either direction; hydraulic cylinder mounted at center of car has graduated orifices which control part of oil flow between two sides of double acting piston to retard travel; floating center sill fits between fixed center sills and is restored to normal position by return of springs at bolsters; diagrams.
Santa Fe builds 100 shock control cars
Ry Locomotives Cars
Railway Locomotives and Cars ; 132 , n 10
1958
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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