If 100 cars of average modern freight train were of new aluminum box car construction, saving in deadweight alone would be 552 tons on empty cars; design and structural problems of cars built by Canadian Pacific Railway; flooring and sidings; fabrication; specifications and equipment.


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    Title :

    Lighter freight cars from aluminum


    Additional title:

    Can Metals


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Canadian Metals ; 13 , n 11


    Publication date :

    1950


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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