Particulars of 50 cars built by Canadian Car and Foundry Co; essentially, each car is standard steel sheathed, wood lined box car structure of riveted construction; length 40 ft 6 in.; width 9 ft 2 in.; height 10 ft; capacity 40 tons and 3712 cu ft; light weight 48,200 lb; equipped for passenger train service, they are used for storage mail and to carry baggage and supplies in troop trains.


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    Title :

    Box-baggage cars for C.N.R.


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 115 , n 13


    Publication date :

    1943


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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