. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . truction that is are as a rule constructed in special shapes, Varsovie-Vienna Railroad Car. Length,19 ft, 8 in.; height of sides, 3 ft., 6 in.:weight, 7 tons; load, VZy^ tons. The readerwill nut have failed to notice the care takento protect the brakemen and attendants byawnings over the brakes, or shelter, as in theabove instance. The caboose car which ac-companies everj freight train in the UnitedStates, illustrated elsewhere, is not generallyused abroad. 158 RAIL WA Y EQUIPMEXT however, and protected by letters patent,
. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . truction that is are as a rule constructed in special shapes, Varsovie-Vienna Railroad Car. Length,19 ft, 8 in.; height of sides, 3 ft., 6 in.:weight, 7 tons; load, VZy^ tons. The readerwill nut have failed to notice the care takento protect the brakemen and attendants byawnings over the brakes, or shelter, as in theabove instance. The caboose car which ac-companies everj freight train in the UnitedStates, illustrated elsewhere, is not generallyused abroad. 158 RAIL WA Y EQUIPMEXT however, and protected by letters patent, as isalso the machinery for forming these shapes. This fact works verystrongly against theuniversal use of thecar. Among theirfeatures they haveconstructed the bot-tom framing of aflat car of standardshapes consisting ofchannel irons, iron beams, etc. I was very favor-ably impressed with this. There are a numberof iron cars now being perfected which are beingwatched with a great deal of interest. I do notthink that the time will come in the very near. Belgian Railroad Half Box Car. Length17 ft., 5 in.; height of sides, 5 ft., 3 in.:weight, SYz tons; load, 10 tons.
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