45 passenger coaches of all welded low alloy high tensile steel construction, built by Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co, for New York Central Railway; weight 121,000 lb; length 84 ft; seating capacity 56; trucks are of General Steel Castings 4-wheel, single drop equalizer type, with 9-ft wheelbase; details of truck construction; air conditioning and lighting equipment; interior facilities. (See also Ry Age v 111 n 18 Nov 1 1941 p 697-9)


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    Title :

    Lightweight steel coaches


    Additional title:

    Ry Mech Engr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1941


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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