Year's orders show trend toward higher steam pressures and increased use of auxiliaries; only 734 locomotives were ordered for domestic service in United States in 1927, as compared with 1301 ordered in 1926; chart showing locomotive orders, 1901 to 1927; orders placed in 1927 for oil-electric, Diesel, or gasoline locomotives; important locomotive orders in 1927; orders for rail motor cars increase in 1927; feature of development during 1927 in motor-car field is high-pressure-steam driven motor car developed in laboratories of Int. Harvester Co.


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    Title :

    Locomotive and motor car orders in 1927


    Additional title:

    Ry. Mech. Engr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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