New rapid transit cars for New York Port Authority are being constructed with extruded aluminum center sills, side sills and bolster hats; weight saving is approximately 20,000 lb/car from old design which uses steel members.


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    Title :

    Sturdy extruded 'backbone' for rapid transit cars


    Additional title:

    Modern Metals


    Published in:

    Modern Metals ; 21 , n 4


    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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