Books on rail rode cars.....?

Question

Do the rail rodes have a book or something to go by when thay repair rail cars?? If so what is it called?

Answer 1

*chuckle* I like the earlier answers from people who just made stuff up.  Sure, uh, go to Borders and buy "Boxcar repair for dummies"... uh huh thanks for the 2 points :-b

In the United States, what you want is the "AAR Interchange Rules".  The AAR is an industry association which defines the standard procedures and rates of repair for rolling stock.  

The Rules say whether it fairly warrants repair, how to fix it and how much to charge.  The idea is, if a GATX tank car arrives on Union Pacific and they spot something they think is a defect, they do not have to call GATX and fight over whether and how it'll be fixed by whom.  GATX doesn't have to worry about UP overcharging, doing unnecessary work or shoddy work. UP doesn't have to worry about whether GATX will question the bill.

Having this standardized makes for simpler business all around.  It also gives railroads financial motivation to do scrupulous inspection of equipment (which is good for safety) since finding more defects means more repair revenue.

Answer 2

You could try ebay or Amazon, or the search engine on a railfan webring like http://www.trainweb.com

You could also try browsing at railfan swapmeets or writing to the railroad companies direct.

The reference section of your local library might be worth a look, too.

Answer 3

boxcar repair manual ,  passenger car  then company name

Answer 4

"Rail RODE"???