USRA standard gondola car design
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The USRA standard gondola car design was a widely adopted, government-developed freight car blueprint from World War I that standardized open-top railcars for hauling bulk commodities across multiple American railroads.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USRA 50-ton gondola | 1 |
| USRA 70-ton gondola | 1 |
| USRA standard gondola car design canonical | 1 |
| USRA steel gondola | 1 |
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Target entity: USRA standard gondola car design Context triple: [United States Railroad Administration, notableOutput, USRA standard gondola car design]
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A.
Aerial Tram
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B.
Union Pacific dome cars
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C.
R68 subway car
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D.
CDGVAL automated people mover
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E.
Powell-Mason cable car line
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: USRA standard gondola car design Target entity description: The USRA standard gondola car design was a widely adopted, government-developed freight car blueprint from World War I that standardized open-top railcars for hauling bulk commodities across multiple American railroads.
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A.
Aerial Tram
The Aerial Tram is a cable-driven urban transit system in Portland, Oregon, that carries passengers between the South Waterfront district and Oregon Health & Science University on Marquam Hill.
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B.
Union Pacific dome cars
Union Pacific dome cars were distinctive passenger railcars featuring elevated glass-enclosed viewing domes that offered panoramic scenery on Union Pacific’s long-distance trains.
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C.
R68 subway car
The R68 subway car is a stainless-steel New York City Subway rolling stock class built in the 1980s, primarily used on B Division lines such as the B train.
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D.
CDGVAL automated people mover
The CDGVAL automated people mover is a driverless light rail system that transports passengers between terminals and key facilities within Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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E.
Powell-Mason cable car line
The Powell-Mason cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, carrying passengers between the bustling waterfront and the hilltop neighborhoods, including Nob Hill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freight car design
ⓘ
railroad rolling stock standard ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Railroad Administration ⓘ |
| appliesTo | gondola car ⓘ |
| constructionType | all-steel gondola ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
bulk commodities
ⓘ
coal ⓘ interchange service ⓘ ore ⓘ scrap metal ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States Railroad Administration ⓘ |
| documentation | USRA engineering drawings ⓘ |
| era | World War I ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
USRA standard gondola car design
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
USRA 50-ton gondola
USRA standard gondola car design self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
USRA 70-ton gondola
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| inception | 1918 ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar American gondola designs ⓘ |
| influencedBy | pre-World War I gondola practice in the United States ⓘ |
| legacy |
preserved in railroad museums
ⓘ
reproduced in model railroading ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| partOf | USRA standard freight car designs ⓘ |
| purpose |
interchangeability across railroads
ⓘ
standardization of freight cars ⓘ |
| railcarType | open-top freight car ⓘ |
| regulatoryContext | federal control of railroads in World War I ⓘ |
| standardizedFeature |
brake equipment
ⓘ
capacity ⓘ coupler height ⓘ dimensions ⓘ draft gear arrangement ⓘ truck design ⓘ |
| status | historical design ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1918–1920 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Milwaukee Road ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad ⓘ New York Central Railroad ⓘ Pennsylvania Railroad Company ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southern Railway (U.S.) ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| usedFor | common carrier freight service ⓘ |
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Subject: USRA standard gondola car design Description of subject: The USRA standard gondola car design was a widely adopted, government-developed freight car blueprint from World War I that standardized open-top railcars for hauling bulk commodities across multiple American railroads.
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