All welded, covered, aluminum hopper car built by Marine Industries, used for static, shakeout fatigue, and impact tests conducted by Aluminum Laboratories Ltd, at Kingston, Ont; car has light weight of 32,500 lb, load limit of 136,500 lb and uses Alcan aluminum center sill; center sill withstood impact forces up to 947,000 lb.


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    Title :

    Aluminum center sills prove themselves


    Additional title:

    Ry Locomotives Cars


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1958


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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