Notes on U S Army Transportation Corps equipment; military railway switcher (MRS-1) can be run on nearly any track except narrow gage as yard or road locomotive, in temperatures from minus 40 to 125 F; diesel engine is designed to run on lowest grade of fuel oil ordinarily available; hospital cars have triple tier berths, with lowers that can be converted to seats; protection for stored locomotives.


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    Title :

    Military railway service develops modern military rolling stock


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 135 , n 16


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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