Review of progress in Pennsylvania Railroad services in past 8 yr.; improvements in track equipment and motive power; development of 152 lb. rail section, replacement of local freight trains by motor trucks, use of portable sealed containers for freight in less-than-carload lots, transportation of detachable truck bodies by rail, development of passenger bus enterprises, expansion of transatlantic passenger service, and 24-hr. coast-to-coast air service.
Transportation facilities of modern railroad
Civil Eng. (N. Y.)
Civil Engineering (New York) ; 1 , n 9
1931
4 pages
5 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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