20 cabooses built by Great Northern Railroad at company Shops, St Cloud, Minn, in order to meet adequately exacting service requirements in connection with fast, heavy, long haul freight train operation; length oa 37 ft 6 in.; height oa 14 ft 8 1/2 in.; weight 500,000 lb; heavy wood superstructure is built on reclaimed steel underframe; sharp corners and projections carefully avoided on interior; trucks are Bettendorf caboose type with onewear wrought steel wheels.


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    Title :

    Great Northern Cabooses


    Additional title:

    Ry Mech Engr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1942


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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