1-1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides information and guidance to personnel concerned with the operation, inspection, and maintenance of Department of the Army-owned continental United States railway intraplant freight equipment, and interchange freight and passenger equipment. It describes the principal parts of freight cars and passenger cars and gives detailed instructions for their inspection and maintenance. It includes basic details of car construction and describes types of light and heavy repairs. Necessary equipment for maintenance and repair is described, and pertinent forms are illustrated and explained. Instructions are given for standard painting, lettering, and numbering of freight cars and passenger cars. b. The material presented herein is applicable without modification to both nuclear and nonnuclear warfare. 1-2.
DesignationTM 55-203
EditionAug 1972
StatusSuperseded
Pages256
FunctionSustainment
CollectionHistoric
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