Two-car stainlesssteel "shot-welded" air-conditioned, rubber-tired, gasoline-driven train, for Texas and Pacific Railroad; complete train weighs 100,000 lb against 600,000 lb for steam driven train and locomotive of similar capacity; operating car contains two 240-hp American-La France gasoline engines and all propulsive machinery, electrical apparatus, air conditioning equipment, 15-ft railway postal compartment and baggage room; safety features. (See also Iron Age v 132 n 19 Nov 9 1933 p 25; Ry Age v 95 n 20 Nov 11 1933 p 692-4; and Welding v 4 n 11 Nov 1933 p 505-6)


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    Title :

    Budd completes first "new deal" gasoline railroad train


    Additional title:

    Ry Elec Engr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1933


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English







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