. Railway mechanical engineer . An Austrian Compound, Superheated Passenger Locomotive. Container Cars in Use in Poland An interesting modification of the container type of car,designed for all classes of freight service, has recently beenbuilt by S. Rodowicz of Warsaw, Poland. The new con-struction is similar in principle to the cars that have beenused to a limited extent in this country, though of moregeneral application. The design provides an underframeequipped with trucks which can be utilized for hauling anytype of superstructure, as open-top box, closed box, platform,tank, etc. The supe
. Railway mechanical engineer . An Austrian Compound, Superheated Passenger Locomotive. Container Cars in Use in Poland An interesting modification of the container type of car,designed for all classes of freight service, has recently beenbuilt by S. Rodowicz of Warsaw, Poland. The new con-struction is similar in principle to the cars that have beenused to a limited extent in this country, though of moregeneral application. The design provides an underframeequipped with trucks which can be utilized for hauling anytype of superstructure, as open-top box, closed box, platform,tank, etc. The superstructures are interchangeable on theunderframes and being removable can be transported withoutunloading and reloading from origin to destination, whetherthe shipment moves over standard or narrow gage railroads,by truck or by boat. The construction of the cars is plainly shown in thedrawings and photographs. The underframe is built inte-gral with two two-wheel trucks and has a substantial centersill and end sill fitted with couplings and buffers. Extendingacross the underframe are
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