[boycott]

Seems the vehicles would be better protected than with this system.

[hanamizu]

My uncle was a freight conductor for the UP many years ago. He said the problem with hauling cars in open rail cars is that bums would get in the car and ride the rails in air-conditioned comfort.

[Dick Bachert]

Those are the Thrall cars, plants for which I’ve supplied crane systems. They now have metal siding to protect the cargo from trackside vandals.

[sten]

i believe this is what’s standing out for DB:

“the accordian structure between car pairs”

he has a point. if it was just car transport, there’d be no reason for such connectors. just seal the cars.