10% of cars ordered in past year weigh less than limit recommended for single load brakes; table giving list of open top and box cars in which new structural materials, new methods of fabrication, or special features of design have been used to reduce weight.


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    Title :

    Big possibilities of freight-car weight reduction


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 108 , n 21 ; p 918-919 + 946


    Publication date :

    1940


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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