1. John Morrison
I have decided to make a boxcar.
Boxcars are the most versatile of the
train cars, because they can carry a
large variety of loads. Box cars
resemble rectangular prisms and are
usually the same height as the engine
car.
http://www.trainparty.com/products/tbk17
087.html&usg
I like the idea of the
sliding door for easy
access to the supplies in
the car. Also, it seems
like a cool design.
http://www.google.com/imgres
?imgurl=http://farm3.static.flic
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I like the idea of a rail guard on
the front or back of the box car.
This would help prevent people
from falling of when crossing in
between.
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a/catalog/product

2. I like the idea of a rounded top
rather than a flat one, because
it seems like a more sleek
design, and may stop rain and
other unwanted materials from
building up on top of it.
http://www.ghostdepot.com/rg/imag
es/rolling/freight/04549%20box%20
car%20chama%20P6200014.jpg
I think it would be a good
idea to add a ladder onto
my train car such as this
one. This would allow
people to be able to reach
the top of the boxcar.
http://cgi.galion.lib.oh.us/
galleries/2008/digital-
photo-
manipulation/boxcar/P325
0013-boxcar6.JPG
In this boxcar, I feel like the
wheels are too far apart,
causing it to be unstable. I
will space my wheels closer
to the ends.
http://www.taphilo.com/Photo/Pic
tures/old-boxcar.jpg

3. This open top design could
be helpful for me. With
either and open top or
removable top, I would be
able to shell out the inside
of the boxcar, allowing it to
be hollow.
http://image.shutterstock.com/dis
play
A handle like this one
would make opening the
sliding door on my boxcar
much easier.
http://www.cairns.com.au/images/
uploadedfiles/editorial
I like the idea of a small
window on the front of
back of the boxcar, so that
it could accommodate
passengers, or make
crossing between train
cars easier.
http://images.travelpod.com/use
rs/danwstephens/2.1255449318
.old-mine-train-cars.jpg

4. If I had my boxcar double
stack like this one, it would
be able to carry twice the
supplies, making it more
efficient.
http://blog.hotelclub.com/wp-
content/uploads/2009/02/toy-
train-2.jpg
I would like to place my wheels on
the outside of boxcar, because it
will be much easier to design. Also
by distancing the wheels in this
manner, the train will spread its
center gravity and have better
balance.
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talog/product
I like the edging around the
bottom, because it would
provide a step for getting onto
the boxcar, while also
protecting the tops of my
wheels if I placed them on the
sides.
http://media-
cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-
s/01/99/02/22/train-cars.jpg

5. The overhanging top part
would provide protection
from some of the elements,
while also providing a bit of
shade if passengers were on
board.
http://www.medfordmailboxshop.
com/Merchant/Images
These are the wheels that I want
to use on my box car. They will
be the same as the ones on the
engine, but my boxcar will not
have a linkage arm, because
only engines are supposed to
have those.
This is a coupling similar to the
one I want to use. One end is a
hook (male part) and the other
end is a hole (female part). This
will sufficiently connect the two
train cars while allowing for a
large range in degrees of
motion.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/
commons/6/61/40and8s_style_boxcar.
JPG