Illustrated description of 70-ton triple hopper cars built of aluminum alloys by American Car and Foundry Co for Missouri Pacific Railroad; weight saving of about 13,000 lb per car, as compared with AAR standard 70-ton steel hopper car, is utilized to increase payload 6 1/2 tons, this being accomplished by adding 39 1/4 in. to length of car and increasing its cubic capacity 240 cu ft; weights and dimensions of car given. (See also Ry Age v 120 n 5 Feb 2 1946 p 270-2; Ry Gaz v 85 n 5 Aug 2 1946 p 123-4)


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    Title :

    Missouri Pacific aluminum hopper cars


    Additional title:

    Ry Mech Engr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Missouri Pacific aluminum hopper cars

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1946


    Missouri Pacific aluminum hopper cars

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1946



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