New all-steel dynamometer car built in Como shops, St. Paul, has capacity to measure drawbar pull up to 250,000 lb. and buff up to 1, 250,000 lb.; car is 9 ft. 3 3/8 in. wide by 70 ft. long inside and weighs 168,600 lb.; living accommodations; heating and lighting equipment; dynamometer equipment; selective switch box in cupola. (see also Ry. Mech. Engr., vol. 103, no. 3, Mar. 1929, pp. 126-130, 5 figs. and Ry. Eng. News-Rec., vol. 103, no. 8, Aug. 22, 1929, pp. 304-305, 3 figs)


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    Title :

    Northern pacific builds new dynamometer car


    Additional title:

    Ry. Age


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    4 pages


    Remarks:

    7 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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