General American plans thorough testing of its 96-ft experimental unit with drop-center tank which has been put into service as " rolling laboratory" operating at different speeds over variety of roadbeds; car has no center sill; buff and draft forces are transmitted through tank which consists of 111-in. ID cylindrical sections at each end extending to inboard of bolsters; tank's center section consists of two 111-in. ID semicircular shells jointed by straight plates 50 1/2 in. high; height of center portion of tank is more than 13 ft; tank is 89 ft 4 7/8 in. between bend lines and 94 ft 3/8 in. inside heads. (see also Ry Age v 159 n 16 Oct 25 1965 p 24-5)


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    Title :

    Record capacity for tank car -- 60,000 gallons


    Additional title:

    Ry Locomotives Cars


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Record capacity for tank car -- 60,000 gallons

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