Five mail and express and ten baggage cars built by Canadian Car and Foundry Co; length 73 ft 6 in.; width 9 ft 3/8 in.; height 13 ft 8 in.; cars have 6-wheel Commonwealth trucks with 5-in. by 9-in. journals, unit brake cylinders, and clasp brakes; provided with Canadian Westinghouse UC-4-10 air brakes and signal equipment; light weight of mail and express car 151,700 lb, and baggage car 144,200 lb.


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    Title :

    Canadian national mail and all-steel baggage cars


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 107 , n 10


    Publication date :

    1939


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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