Car, built in Northern Pacific's Como Shops at St. Paul in 1928, is 70 ft. long, weighs 168,000 lb. and has capacity or measure drawbar pull up to 250,000 lb. and buff up to 1,250,000 lb.; it is believed to be largest dynamometer car thus far constructed. (see also Aug. 30, 1929, pp. 230-231, 5 figs)


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    Title :

    A new dynamometer car for the Northern Pacific Railway


    Additional title:

    Baldwin Locomotives


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    2 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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