Three units built by Southern Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana designed for sprinkling chemical weed killer on track or as fire fighting equipment; car propelled by 30 hp Waukesha gasoline engine; separate 8 hp, 2-cyl gasoline engine used to operate spray pump; spray equipment embodies 6-in. by 96-in. header or manifold mounted transversely on front end of car, to which liquid is conveyed from tank by high pressure wrought iron pipes.
Spray cars embody noteworthy features
Ry Eng Maintenance
Railway Engineering and Maintenance ; 33 , n 9
1937
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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