System developed by Pennsylvania uses fleet of 16 Autocar trucks, on which are installed fuel oil and sand tanks and dispensing facilities; trucks are dispatched from central points to outlying locations where locomotives are working; servicing proceeds at rate of 50 gal of fuel oil and 100 lb of sand per min; complete refueling takes about 10 min.
Refueling diesel switchers at work
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 126 , n 18
1949
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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