USRA caboose design
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The USRA caboose design was a standardized railroad caboose model developed under the United States Railroad Administration during World War I to unify and streamline freight train operations across multiple American railroads.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad caboose design
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standardized rolling stock design ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | American railroads ⓘ |
| category |
North American cabooses
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United States Railroad Administration standard designs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
compatibility across multiple railroad companies
ⓘ
interchange service between different railroads ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States Railroad Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfUse | early 20th century US railroads ⓘ |
| follows | USRA standardization policies ⓘ |
| hasCrew |
brakeman
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conductor ⓘ flagman ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cupola
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enclosed crew cabin ⓘ end platforms ⓘ side windows for train observation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | World War I era ⓘ |
| influenced | later standardized caboose designs on US railroads ⓘ |
| influencedBy | operational needs of early 20th century freight railroading in the United States ⓘ |
| material | wooden carbody with steel underframe ⓘ |
| operator | multiple US railroads ⓘ |
| partOf | USRA standard freight car program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInTrain | rear of freight train ⓘ |
| purpose |
streamline freight train operations across multiple American railroads
ⓘ
unify freight train operations across multiple American railroads ⓘ |
| railwaySignificance | example of federal standardization of rolling stock in the United States ⓘ |
| railwayVehicleType | freight train caboose ⓘ |
| regulatingAuthority | United States Railroad Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | federal control of US railroads during World War I ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crew accommodation on freight trains
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paperwork and administrative tasks for train crews ⓘ safety monitoring of freight trains ⓘ train observation ⓘ |
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