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Issues and Dimensions of Freight Car Size: A Compendium

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • P. R. Nayak, D. W. Palmer
Report Number
FRA/ORD-79/56
Office
RRD
Subject:
Freight OperationsEvaluation
Keywords:
Vehicle Design, Derailment, Hopper Car, Tank Car, Economics, Safety, High-Capacity Car, High Axle Load
Document
1980_ISSUES AND DIMENSIONS OF FREIGHT CAR SIZE - A COMP.PDF (17.95 MB)

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Last updated: Wednesday, October 1, 1980