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Title: TTEX conventional intermodal flatcar carrying 3 45' trailers
Date: 1984, 1984
Description: TTEX conventional intermodal flatcar carrying 3 45' trailers. The TTEX cars consist of two 89' flatcars connected with a drawbar. One trailer on each railcar with one trailer spanning the drawbar. Intended to carry 3 long trailers. A better alternative to carrying only one long trailer per 89' railcar.

Title: VTTX 60' Conventional Container Only Flatcar Carrying one Hanjin 20' and one Genstar 40' International Containers on Bellies
Date: 1984, 1984
Description: VTTX 60' Conventional Container Only Flatcar Carrying one Hanjin 20' and one Genstar 40' International Containers on Bellies

Title: TTEX conventional intermodal flatcar carrying 3 40' International Containers on Chassis
Date: 1984, 1984
Description: TTEX conventional intermodal flatcar carrying 3 40' International Containers on Chassis. APL 40' International Container on chassis. An unproductive use of TTEX railcars meant for long trailers. Early days of double stack container cars where there was not enough capacity for international containers.

Title: Southern Pacific Mainline at Sherman, Texas Looking North Towards the Sherman Tower
Date: 1984 - 04

Title: Industrial Employment for the Handicapped
Date: 1959-11-24
Description: W. T. Hampton, left, and Ben K. Baumgardner, employers of handicapped workers, watch as employee Frank Seufert operates drill. The partners, both victims of heart attacks, call their firm Industrial Employment for the Handicapped. It is located at 2600 Iowa Ave.

Title: TTCX 60' Conventional Container Only Flatcar Carrying one 20' and one 40' International Containers on Bellies
Date: 1984, 1984
Description: TTCX 60' Conventional Container Only Flatcar Carrying one 20' and one 40' International Containers on Bellies. One container is a TransAmerica container.

Title: TTLX 5 unit Spine 48' Railcar Carrying an XTRA 48' Trailer
Date: 1984, 1984
Description: TTLX 5 unit Spine 48' Railcar Carrying an XTRA 48' Trailer. Obsoleted out of fleet due to inability to Handle 53' trailers and 53' dominos.

Title: TTWX with international containers on bellies
Date: 1984, 1984
Description: TTWX 89' all purpose trailer and container railcar with international containers on bellies. 20’ NOL and 40’ Genstar.

Title: Robert L. Coe
Date: 1952-05-10
Description: 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.

Title: Winners of the National Spelling Bee
Date: 1972-01-22, 1972-04-24
Description: 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.

Title: Burro Crane Being Used to Offload Ties at Spofford, Texas
Date: 1984-01
Description: A photograph of a burro crane offloading ties on a train track in Spofford, Texas taken by Mike McGinley.

Title: NS Lead Sled carrying an Evergreen 40' international container on a Chassis
Date: 1984, 1984
Description: A boxcar converted to Intermodal Service known as "lead sleds" due to their heavy tare weight. NS car carrying an Evergreen 40' international container on a chassis. Before stacks American Honda would require its parts containers going to inland assembly plants move on chassis for better ride quality.

Title: Converted Boxcar "Lead Sled" NS Container on Belly
Date: 1984, 1984
Description: A boxcar converted to Intermodal Service know as "lead sleds" due to their heavy tare weight. NS car carrying a container on its belly. Some railroads converted boxcars in times of severe car shortages must to the chagrin of other railroads that understood the economics.

Title: Completion of Construction of a Locomotive Fueling Facility at Kirby, Texas
Date: 1984-04

Title: TTWX 89'4" conventional intermodal flatcar carrying 20' international containers on bellies
Date: 1984, 1984
Description: TTWX conventional trailer/container intermodal flatcar with international containers on bellies. 20’ NOL and 20’ Zim.

Title: TTWX with international containers on bellies. 2 APL 20' and one 40’ Mason
Date: 1984, 1984
Description: TTWX 89'4" intermodal flatcar with two 20' APL containers on bellies and one 40' Matson container on belly.

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