IBM Corporation engineer Mike Massey peers through a window at the company in Austin, Texas site as an IBM Displaywriter undergoes vibration testing. The company evaluates its products during various stages of development to determine their ability to withstand jarring.
85' cars that were made for Twin 35' trailers when they were longest trailers permitted on the highways. The Spine cars are Skeleton cars for trailers but eventually some were container only and some were trailer or container cars. When double stack container cars were introduced the conventional car comparison was the TTAX/TTTWX type 89'4" flatcar that could carry 2 40' international containers.
Table 2 shows the pre double stack intermodal railcar fleet loading capability by car type. Namely, the loading capability for trailers and containers by length and width. Trailer capability for 28', 40', 45', 48' and 53' trailers. Container capability for 20', 40', 45', 48' and 53' containers. Trailer and container width for 96" and 102".
Table 1 shows the pre double stack intermodal railcar fleet by car type with tare weight, length, Deck type, Guide Rail type, Bridgeplate type and Hitch type.
Robert L. Coe, sales manager of Union Electric Company, congratulated the price winners in the table-setting contest. From the left are Mrs. W. F. McLean, Mrs. James F. Williams, Mrs. Eugene F. Williams, who presented the awards; Mrs. Eugene A. Erker and Mrs. J. Edward Sommers.
Winners in the afternoon session of the National Spelling Bee are, from left, first row: Denise Kabbaz, Jeffery Allen Graham, Sandra Frey: second row, Mark Leiber, Walter Kempf, Eric Zehnbauer; third row, Jeanne Dulle and Della Bergadine.