Capacity Of A Freight Car
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This section is from the book "Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: A Guide To Correct Writing", by Thos. E. Hill. Also available from Amazon: Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: The How-To-Do-Everything Book Of Victorian America.
Capacity Of A Freight Car
A load nominally is 20,000 pounds.
The following number can be carried.
Whisky......... | 60 barrels |
Salt..... | 70 " |
Lime.......... | 70 " |
Flour..... | 90 " |
Eggs.......... | 130 to 160 " |
Flour.......... | 200 sacks. |
Wood.... | 6 cords. |
Cattle.... | 18 to 20 head. |
Hogs........... | 50 to 60 " |
Sheep.......... | 80 to 100 " |
Lumber........ | 6,000 feet |
Barley........ | 300 " |
Wheat.... | 340 " |
Flax seed....... | 360 " |
Apples......... | 370 " |
Corn.......... | 400 " |
Potatoes....... | 430 " |
Oats.......... | 680 " |
Bran.......... | 1,000 " |
Butter.... | 20,000 pou'ds |
* This table is for 10-ton cars. Freight cars of a larger capacity have been made of late.
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