superstructure which is designed for specific
3 shows some of the more
common railway cars, and the use for which each
was designed is readily apparent.
haul coal in a boxcar, but you probably would
not if you had hopper and gondola cars.
would want to save the boxcars to haul freight
subject to pilferage or weather damage. On the
other hand, you could use boxcars for troop movements if you could not get
Common Railway Cars.
Although the cars shown in figures 1.4 and 1.5 are not presently in
the Army's worldwide inventory of rail equipment, they are included to show
the technological advances in the design and construction of commercial rail
equipment. As new equipment is developed for commercial railroads, military
transportation planners explore the possibilities of applying the new
concepts and designs to military rail equipment.
The multilevel rack car, shown in figure 1.4, reflects the emphasis on
larger loading capacity.
Such equipment is being developed to keep pace
with our Nation's increasing demands for