65 passenger cars being remodeled by Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; cars, 8 to 20 yr old, are of steel construction and seat 96 persons; major features of reconstruction include application of vestibules, tight lock couplers and rubber draft gears, cast steel trucks with clasp brakes and rolled bearings, double sealed windows, new insulation, improved heating, lighting, decorative treatment and ice type air cooling.
Burlington to modernize suburban cars
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 126 , n 8
1949
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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