Details pertaining to welded all steel Hill pendulum type passenger cars with stressed skin bodies spring supported above center of gravity; Santa Fe car seats 56, Great Northern 68, and Burlington 60 passengers; coupled length 85 ft; width oa 10 ft; height oa 13 ft 5 in.; truck wheelbase 9 ft; light weight of car 109,000 lb; construction of cars, lighting, and air conditioning are described. (See also Ry Age v 112 n 4 Jan 24 1942 p 248-52; Ry Elec Engr v 33 n 3 Mar 1942 p 56-8; Mech Eng v 64 n 5 May 1942 p 392-3)


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    Title :

    Pendulum cars for Santa Fe, Great Northern and Burlington


    Additional title:

    Ry Mech Engr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1942


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English