Train Shed Cyclopedia, No. 62: Flats, Gondolas & Hoppers, Part 2 from the 1925 Car Builders Cyclopedia - Softcover

Name: Train Shed Cyclopedia, No. 62: Flats, Gondolas & Hoppers, Part 2 from the 1925 Car Builders Cyclopedia
Author: Newton K. Gregg
ISBN: 9780912318974

Newton K. Gregg

9780912318974: Train Shed Cyclopedia, No. 62: Flats, Gondolas & Hoppers, Part 2 from the 1925 Car Builders Cyclopedia

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ISBN 10: 091231897X ISBN 13: 9780912318974

Publisher: Newton K. Gregg, 1984

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Train Shed Cyclopedia #62 (1925) Flats, Gondolas & Hoppers (Part 2) from the 1925 Car Builders Cyclopedia - 64 full size pages reprinted from the original edition – Pictures & drawings: Freight cars-Refrigerator, refrigeration & heating, ventilation - Flat, gondola, Hoppers, Hoppers-ore, Dump - Articles: Miner Refrigerator Car Door Fasteners: Miner Refrigerator Car Door Fastener is recognized as a most efficient method of opening & closing the doors of refrigerator cars. This device always operates with ease & precision because of the great leverage afforded by the handle. -Wine box car ventilators: for the protection of fruit, vegetables & other perishable freight it is necessary to thoroughly ventilate box cars used in such service. - Enterprise equipment for Gondola Cars: Open top flat floor gondola cars are in great demand by shippers for the movement of various materials which are not seriously affected by exposure. The convenience in loading such a car appeals to the shipper. - All steel construction: The coal traffic constitutes a very large proportion of all railway traffic, both in relation to tonnage & to gross revenue. - General service cars: A flat bottom gondola car adapted to perform the load discharging service of a hopper car, providing for dumping approximately 100 per cent of the load through floor door openings, is commonly referred to as a General Service Car. - Enterprise ballast car designs include various types of both hopper & gondola cars,& special combination coal & ballast cars for either side or center discharge. - Heart Convertible car has been for many years recognized standard equipment for construction, ballast & maintenance work upon American & foreign railways. - Enterprise Hopper cars & Hopper Ore cars: The advantages of hopper cars for the transportation of coal, ore & other bulk commodities are generally recognized & cars of this type are used for this purpose wherever commodities of this nature are handled in large quantities

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