An illustrated guide to the wide variety of freight car equipment of the
railroads that have and continue to service North America, this book
covers each type of freight car and what it was designed to haul, as
well as the equipment necessary to keep them all ‘on track.’ Equipment
designs are based on the type of commodity that would be shipped. For
example, 24-foot box cars are designed to handle 75 to 85 tons of iron
ore. High cubic capacity covered hopper cars are designed for handling
grain traffic, while lower cubic capacity is designed for handling heavy
commodities, such as cement. See the changes for each type through time,
like the early Refrigerated Cars that required ice which have evolved
into today’s much larger Mechanical Reefers. Great book for modelers.
Author: Patrick Dorin
Author Bio: NA
ISBN: 9781583883068
Publisher: Ertel Publishing
Binding Type: Soft
Language: NA
Pages: 128
Printing Status: In Print
Edition: NA
Country Made: NA