On Jan 31 1940, Rock Island put in service Motor Car No 9007 equipped with two Hamilton 400-hp 4-cycle Diesel engines; since that time, car has made 50,000 revenue miles with only 15 min delay due to engine and installation trouble; other performance data given.


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    Title :

    Rock Island diesel rail car


    Additional title:

    Diesel Progress


    Contributors:
    Robison, D. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1940


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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