Talk:Hood (rail transport)

The stub
This stub is needed because two articles, flat wagon and coil car link to it. Peter Horn User talk 22:21, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
 * It is also needed because hood (car) won't quite do. Peter Horn User talk 22:31, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
 * A stub is a stub, please note above comments. Peter Horn User talk 22:42, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I know what a stub is. Not sure why you feel the need to tell me that a stub is a stub and I have already seen the above comments.  ~ GB fan 22:45, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Mea culpa. To put it another way, if you have a another word (phase), or better word (phrase), to describe this load protection feature on the flat wagon or coil car by all means present it. In case of the flat wagon this hood is an alternative to a tarpaulin. Again, hood (car) does not fit too well. Peter Horn User talk 23:49, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know about this article. A load protection hood used on steel coil cars or covered gondolas is different from the long hood or short hood locomotive covers because it is designed to be removed and the car can safely be operated without it. Our next task here is to flesh this out and cite references... Slambo (Speak) 15:04, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
 * There are a few references on a quick Google Books search. I'll have to spend some time with my personal library to find more. I'm sure that they are mentioned in model building magazines, the problem is just finding the right references. Slambo (Speak)  15:50, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
 * And a couple patents helps with the general notability as well. Slambo (Speak) 16:18, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your contributions. Peter Horn User talk 18:06, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
 * May be we could move this article to (rename it to) rigid load protection hood? Peter Horn User talk 20:36, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Not yet, I think, because tarps are still used as hood material. Slambo (Speak) 14:11, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Tarps are flexible, not rigid. So that is not a real problem. Peter Horn User talk 15:22, 20 August 2018 (UTC)