. American engineer and railroad journal . given a place in the work of succeed-ing years. Mr. Waitt, representing the car department, called at-tention to the fact that more than a millioncars enter into tb„equipment of \merican railways. He the many differentpurposes which they are designed to serve, and called attention tothe difficultifs to be met in maintaining them in good order. Theimportant problems to be met in car design were discussed in con-nection with a description ot the construction of a typical box is safe to say that the students to whom he spoke had never b
. American engineer and railroad journal . given a place in the work of succeed-ing years. Mr. Waitt, representing the car department, called at-tention to the fact that more than a millioncars enter into tb„equipment of \merican railways. He the many differentpurposes which they are designed to serve, and called attention tothe difficultifs to be met in maintaining them in good order. Theimportant problems to be met in car design were discussed in con-nection with a description ot the construction of a typical box is safe to say that the students to whom he spoke had never before imagined the variety and number of conditions to be consid-ered in the construction of what to many may seem a rather simplestructure. The address was illustrated by means of colored chartswhich served well to demonstrate the principal points developed. The next and last lecture ot the course will be given by B. Dudley, of Altoona, who will represent the chemicaldepartment of railways. 184 AMERICAN ENGINEER, CAR BUILDER.
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