Railway and Locomotive Engineering . rain. All modern safetyappliances for a special type of car are in-stalled, such as air brakes, hand-hold irons,sill steps, etc. This car carries nine con-tainers, each 9 ft. wide by 6 ft. long, withan inside clear height of 7 ft. 4 in. anda door 3 ft. by 6 ft. The containers areas nearly burglar-, fire- and weather-proofas it is possible to make them, with acarrying capacity up to 7,000 lb. Theyhave wood floors and are arranged withfour eyelets or hooks, one at each top out-side corner, for convenient lifting andhandling. The doors are of standard re-frige

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Railway and Locomotive Engineering . rain. All modern safetyappliances for a special type of car are in-stalled, such as air brakes, hand-hold irons, sill steps, etc. This car carries nine con-tainers, each 9 ft. wide by 6 ft. long, withan inside clear height of 7 ft. 4 in. anda door 3 ft. by 6 ft. The containers areas nearly burglar-, fire- and weather-proofas it is possible to make them, with acarrying capacity up to 7, 000 lb. Theyhave wood floors and are arranged withfour eyelets or hooks, one at each top out-side corner, for convenient lifting andhandling. The doors are of standard re-frigerator design and are arranged with ahasp and staple for the shippers padlock, also with pin and slot for standard freight-car seal. The steel sides of the car are spaced tosuit the width of the containers, with aclearance of J4 in. on each side; the con-tainers cannot be made as wide as the caritself because of the various state highway ...J?-ASJ^A9?li9t! P?t*!^-3:^WfQrcJng Angles.5S[~IO^Lenqf;hgyzr Containers.59^~lf^_^j^eenEndShee^-. GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF IMPROVED TYPE OF MAIL CONTAINER CAR two that are being used for valuablefreight, such as silks and woolens. Three similar to a low-side gondola, loaded withlarge steel safes or containers, made as laws which regulate the width of motortrucks. The New York State law, for in-stance, limits the width of an auto truck, including body, to 8 ft., the height fromroad to top of truck or lading to 12 ft. 6in., and the truck and lading must nothave a combined weight of over 25, 000 lb.All container cars are fitted with bulk-heads and steel sides 2 ft. high into whichthe containers fit. In the interior of the body of the gon-dola part of the car are sectional guides, made of J4-in. steel, resembling channelsteel, with the laps projecting out from 326 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING December, 1921 the open ends to enable them to be rivetedto the sides of the car. There are guidesat each place on the side of the car wherethe corner of a c