Fifty 70 ft box-express cars put into service by Missouri Pacific are said to be longest cars of BX classification; design of new cars closely follows freight-car construction; all-welded underframe is OH steel; center sill consists of 2 AAR Z-26, 36.2 lb USS Tri-Ten sections welded full length; Tri-Ten was used because calculated stresses were such that 50,000 lb yield point was required.


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    Title :

    MP builds high-capacity box-express cars


    Additional title:

    Ry Locomotives Cars


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1963


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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