NYC container
The New York Central Rail Road introduced a container system in 1922.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4701552 |title=ENGINEERING. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=16 February 1922 |accessdate=25 October 2011 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Specifications
Details include:
- Width: {{convert|9|ft|mm|0|abbr=on}}
- Length: {{convert|7|ft|mm|0|abbr=on}}
- Height: {{convert|6|ft|4|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
- Tare weight {{convert|9,000|lbs|kg|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}