Wooden Box Cars: Construction and Repair, ICS # 2079, Edition 2, by D.C. Royce and E.W. Hartough, originally published by the International Correspondence Schools, International Textbook Co., Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1929. Reprinted by Nation Builder Books, Leesburg, VA, 2010 reprint of 1929 original, 5½ x 8½ photocopied booklet, 42 pages. Please note this is a new photoduplicated reproduction, not an original.
As is usual with most correspondence course booklets by the International Correspondence Schools, this is richly illustrated with crisp line drawings. Contents include:
- General Construction of Car Body
- Structural Members of Side Walls
- Corner Posts and Ladder Rounds
- Roof Construction
- Flooring and Lining
- End Door
- Sill Steps, Ladders, Corner Plates, and Grab Irons
- Truss Construction in Box Cars
- Car Compared to a Bridge
- Advantages of Truss Construction
- Distinction Between Posts and Rods
- Application of Truss Principle to a Box Car
- Repair of Car Body
- Renewal of Side Posts
- Renewal of Side Braces
- Construction and Application of Door Posts
- Renewal of Diagonals and Post Rods
- Reinforced End Posts and Braces
- Renewal of Side Plate
- Repair of Belt Rail
- Ladder Cripples
- Construction and Renewal of Carlines
- Roof Boards
- Running Board Saddle
- Running Board
- Construction of Siding
- Hanging the Siding
- Removal of Siding
- Renailing Old Siding
- Siding on Steel Underframs
- Repair of Flooring
- Repair of Lining
- Renewal of End Plates
- Repair of Anchor Rods
- Construction and Application of Fascia
- Application of Corner Plates, or Bands
- Sill Steps and Grab Irons
- Ladder Irons
- Construction of Inside Sheathing, or Siding
- Adjustment of Sheathing
- Repair of Sheathing
- Camp Cars
- Examination Questions