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CP rolls out paper carrier cars.


Newsprint newsprint

low grade paper used for newspapers. Old newspapers are fed to cattle as an alternative roughage and may occasionally be ingested by dogs. Significant amounts of lead are accumulated in tissues; no cases of poisoning have been recorded in cattle, though it has been
 makers and printers are hailing the latest Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway, transcontinental transportation system in Canada and extending into the United States, privately owned and operated. The construction of a railroad crossing the continent in Canadian territory was one of the conditions on which British  fleet of 625 high-capacity boxcars box·car  
n.
1. A fully enclosed railroad car, typically having sliding side doors, used to transport freight.

2. boxcars Games A pair of sixes on the first throw in craps.

Noun 1.
 for paper rolls.

CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac
 designed the new paper carrier cars in collaboration with Bowater's Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships.  mill. Together both companies experimented with loading and unloading techniques to develop efficient service. The Thunder Bay mill also provided advice and inspection on the first set of completed cars.

The new boxcars offer 25 per cent more capacity than that of the 800 older paper boxcars, which have now been eliminated. The new line was designed to specifically handle newsprint with damage-free handling and high-load capacity.

"We have built a car that has the features shippers and receivers said are most important to them," Jim Buggs, CPR's general manager, car manager says.

The new fleet has 200,000-plus pound capacity with less wasted space. CPR officials state it is the only car on the market that can load 50-inch newsprint rolls to the car's full pay-load capacity.
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Publication:Northern Ontario Business
Date:Sep 1, 2003
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