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.


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    Title :

    Refueling diesel switchers at work


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 126 , n 18


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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