Details of fusion welded 50-ton car, GABX 1940, built by General American Transportation Corp, Chicago; provision in design for easily varying minor details to meet special requirements of individual railroads; length over strikers 41 ft 8 1/4 in.; width over side plates 9 ft 9 5/8 in.; light weight, 36,800 lb.


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    Title :

    General American light-weight all-welded box car


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 105 , n 24


    Publication date :

    1938


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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