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Date: 09/04/24 12:48
Hydra-Cushion
Author: garrett

Reading through my company's internal newsletter I came across this.  An interesting read with some good, yet watered down, technical information.



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Date: 09/04/24 12:56
Re: Hydra-Cushion
Author: MacBeau

Fascinating read, thank you so much for posting it.
—Mac

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Date: 09/04/24 13:11
Re: Hydra-Cushion
Author: texchief1

Neat story!  Did I miss what SRI stands for?

texchief1

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Date: 09/04/24 13:14
Re: Hydra-Cushion
Author: UP951West

What a fascinating article as I had long wanted to know about  the SP Hydra-Cushion boxcars I saw in Texas years ago . Thanks for sharing this info. 

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Date: 09/04/24 13:15
Re: Hydra-Cushion
Author: garrett

Company initials which used to stand for "Stanford Research Institute".  Now we're just SRI International.  Responsible for such things as the computer mouse, the PC, Ethernet, that yellow "first down" line on your TV screen during a football game, color TVs, etc.

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Date: 09/04/24 13:16
Re: Hydra-Cushion
Author: ts1457

texchief1 Wrote:
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> Neat story!  Did I miss what SRI stands for?
>
> texchief1

Started out as Stanford Research Insistute, but separated in 1970:

Interactive Timeline of Innovation - SRI

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