Two rail cars, designed for single-unit operation, built by Brill plant of American Car and Foundry Co; length 56 ft 7 in.; width 9 ft; height oa 10 ft 4 1/2 in.; weight 41,000 lb; power plant consists of 6-cyl, Hall-Scott Model 180 engine, with 5-in. by 6-in. horizontal cylinders, developing max of 176 hp at 1800 rpm; Cor-Ten steel and aluminum used in construction to keep down weight. (See also Ry Mech Engr v 109 n 4 Apr 1935 p 136-137 and 144)
Light-weight motor cars on Norfolk southern
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 98 , n 3 ; p 70-72
1935
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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