Show transparent UP U P car will tour to ur terminals kar I 1 m W the transparent box car in the file top picture is no new style setter in freight car construction but is union pacific railroads latest step in a campaign to reduce freight damage with one entire side fitted with plexiglas the car will tour the companas comp anys miles of line so that yard ind and train service forces at terminals can watch the effect of switching and other impacts on loads in box cars the first of its kind the car will be used also to cheal the efficiency of various types of loading methods and brae brac ing the metal screen is to protect the plexiglas from pros pres sure of the hie load the car also features near the right end a threefoot three foot toot wide speedometer to register speed at the tinne of impact the transparent box car wis was proposed at an arm annual ual U P loss and damage prevention meeting at salt lake city by 11 II B coburn assistant superintendent at seattle like any other show window the interior is illuminate i 1 by electric lights in the ceiling set in shock proof sockets al the car has its own power plant the plexiglas is set in rubber to cushion it and to ili ab its expansion under heat beat when the car is in transit plywood panels cover the plexiglas Plex ilas to protect it against scratches and pitting i in the picture to the right alary jane cacioppo left to right esther thomas and eloise arnold agree that the view from the transparent car is excellent although it will never be used for enjoying scenery |