Arabian American Oil Co, holder of 440,000 sq mi oil concession in Saudi Arabia, constructed 340-mi railroad from Bammam on Persian Gulf to Riyadh; large modern station constructed at Riyadh; rolling stock includes eight 1000-hp heavy duty Diesel electric locomotives; three 300-hp for lighter work, four 150-hp for switching; three stainless steel air conditioned Budd cars are in passenger service.


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    Title :

    Building trans-Arabian railway


    Additional title:

    Diesel Ry Traction


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1952


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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