Because there is insufficient freight to justify railway in northern Canada and because airplanes cannot carry all heavy freight, tractors fill definite need for both short and long hauls; American made Diesel powered tractors mainly used.


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    Title :

    Canada's tractor freight trains


    Additional title:

    Diesel Power


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Diesel Power ; 16 , n 10 ; p 852-853


    Publication date :

    1938


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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