100 85-ft cars built by St Louis Car Co for New York Central, for electric lines operating out of Grand Central Terminal, New York City; truck centers, 59 ft 6 in.; width 10 ft 4 in.; height rail to top of roof 13 ft 6 in.; scale weight 150,000 lb; each car accommodates 130 passengers; General Electric motive power and control equipment include four truck mounted motors with single reduction flexible drives. (see also Ry Mech and Elec Engr v 124 n 10 Oct 1950 p 580-5)
Air-conditioned M.U. cars for commuter trains
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 129 , n 6
1950
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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