Twenty light weight combined passenger and baggage coaches constructed of aluminum alloys by American Car and Foundry Co, for New York Central System; coach is 85 ft in length, 16 ft over side posts, and 13 ft 6 in. roof height above rail; of 20 coaches, 16 are equipped with G. E. C. and four with Safety Car Heating and Lighting Co 20-kw 80-v generators, driven by Spicer drive with automatic clutch; batteries are 600 amp hr capacity; lighting fixtures described. (See also Ry Age v 122 n 17 Apr 26 1947 p 853-6)


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    Title :

    New York Central installs 20 aluminum alloy combination baggage cars


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 86 , n 15


    Publication date :

    1947


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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