There would be danger from gases found only if train was stopped while in tunnel; chief causes of discomfort was high temperature and humidity; Big Bend tunnel tests. (See also U. S. Bureau of Mines -- Reports of Investigations no. 2858, Feb. 1928 19 pp. 1 fig)


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    Title :

    Tests of atmospheres in Chesapeake and Ohio railroad tunnels between Clifton forge, Virginia, and Hinton, West Virginia


    Additional title:

    Int. Ry. Congress Assn. -- Bul


    Contributors:
    Sayers, R.R. (author) / Berger, L.B. (author) / Yant, W.P. (author)


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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