Illustrated description of 70-ton triple hopper cars built of aluminum alloys by American Car and Foundry Co for Missouri Pacific Railroad; weight saving of about 13,000 lb per car, as compared with AAR standard 70-ton steel hopper car, is utilized to increase payload 6 1/2 tons, this being accomplished by adding 39 1/4 in. to length of car and increasing its cubic capacity 240 cu ft; weights and dimensions of car given. (see also Ry Mech Engr v 120 n 2 Feb 1946 p 62-4; Ry Gaz v 85 n 5 Aug 2 1946 p 123-4)
Missouri Pacific aluminum hopper cars
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 120 , n 5
1946
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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Missouri Pacific aluminum hopper cars
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