Reasons for interest of Rock Island Railroad in use of internal-combustion engines; fuel requirements of internal-combustion engines; manufacture of petroleum products outlined and place of distillate among them indicated; distillate has physical properties similar to those of kerosene, but chemical differences that prevent it from burning on wick; relative prices of gasoline and distillate at refinery; comparative prices for future; specification for distillate.


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    Title :

    Distillate as rail-car fuel


    Additional title:

    Soc. Automotive Engrs. -- Jl


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    Publication date :

    1929


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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