Two new cars built for transportation of Boeing Jetliner assemblies are described; canopied depressed center flat car with capacity of 10,700 cu ft designed for transportation nose and cockpit assemblies; 12 ton canopies are removed from car by overhead crane systems; other car, equipped with 12-in. travel Hydra-Buff end-of-car cushioning units and 70-ton roller bearing trucks, has no center sill and its underframe clears rails by only 5 3/4-in.; measuring 61-ft 8-in. over strikers, car's overall height is 19-ft 2-in. above rail and its width is 12-ft 10-in.
High cube cars necessary for biggest jetliner's assemblies
Ry Locomotives and Cars
Railway Locomotives and Cars ; 142 , n 2 ; p 24-25
1968
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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