Prove resourcefulness in reducing varieties and using substitutes to meet shortage of new supplies; new frontiers in reclamation; redesigning saves metal; wood for rubber wheels; fewer journal bearings used; 34 fewer sizes of bar iron; reform track spikes; interchangeable brake beams; glass for metal containers; wholesale changes in Southern Pacific materials; many new materials.


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    Title :

    Railroads break records in conserving material


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 115 , n 4


    Publication date :

    1943


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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