ON THE COVER
Star of several Southern freight claim prevention motion pictures, this special wire-sided box car appears on the cover this month in a familiar role-reminding railroaders to handle freight carefully.
In carefully-staged overspeed impacts the wire-sided car shows vividly what havoc a moment's carelessness can cause. Coupled at safe speeds (as shown here) the car demonstrates that freight will ride through without damage.
October is Careful Car Handling Month, when railroads and shippers put particular emphasis on taking the best possible care of rail freight shipments. It is an idea worth thinking about, talking about and doing something about- every day of the year.