Thanks, John. Was this just the CB&Q which had measured cars this way or
did all companies affect the change? With interchanges, one would think
there were benefits in uniformity.
Can any one pinpoint the change?
Rupert
----- Original Message -----
From: John D. Mitchell, Jr. <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Dimensions
> Rupert
> You have it right. I don't know the date (but it was
> around 1960), it became official, but the old length
> was end sill to end sill, and the new one was from
> buffer to buffer(i.e. the inside surface of the
> coupler). The change was made for operational
> purposes. This would enable the operating dept. to
> calculate the length of trains better.
> John
>
> --- Rupert and Maureen <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> > I notice that the recorded Outside Length of all
> > types of cars increased by 2' 6" sometime between
> > 1957 and 1966.
> >
> > Companies are always trying to increase profit
> > margins by stretching their capabilities, but I
> > don't think that was the reason. A more plausible
> > explanation would be that the length now included
> > couplers.
> >
> > Does anyone know if this was the cause, and why was
> > the change made? And when?
> >
> > Rupert
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> > removed]
> >
> >
>
>
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