. Railway mechanical engineer . pAR^ DEPARTMEm DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEEL CAR^. BY HENRY FManager of Sales. Central Disir HOFFSTOT:t. Pressed Steel Car Company A good many years ago some few all-steel cars were builtand placed in operation b}- some of the steel companies andthese cars are, I believe, still in service. The change fromthe use of wood to steel in the construction of coal cars inAmerica w-as not brought about at one time but was ex-tremely gradual in its development. In the early 90s C. commenced making pressed steel car shapes in hislittle plant in lower Allegheny and for
. Railway mechanical engineer . pAR^ DEPARTMEm DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEEL CAR^. BY HENRY FManager of Sales. Central Disir HOFFSTOT:t. Pressed Steel Car Company A good many years ago some few all-steel cars were builtand placed in operation b}- some of the steel companies andthese cars are, I believe, still in service. The change fromthe use of wood to steel in the construction of coal cars inAmerica w-as not brought about at one time but was ex-tremely gradual in its development. In the early 90s C. commenced making pressed steel car shapes in hislittle plant in lower Allegheny and for years supplied therailroads with pressed steel center plates, side bearings, stakepockets, push pole pockets, etc., for use in connection withthe construction of wooden cars. During the same time theFox plant out on Penn avenue was furnishing pressed steeltrucks and truck specialties to railroads for use on woodenequipment. About 1S9S Mr. Schoen conceived the idea of buildingsteel cars on a large scale. The following year the firststeel cars were ordered by the Pittsburgh,
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