Santa Fe Railways' new mechanical temperature control (MTC) refrigerator car for transporting frozen foods; cars are 50 ft long, super insulated and have capacity of 65 tons; each carries self contained refrigeration system powered by General Motors, Hercules or International Harvester diesel engine; subzero temperatures can be maintained for 12 days without refilling four 100-gal diesel fuel tanks located beneath cars.


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    Title :

    Diesel-refrigerated rail cars


    Additional title:

    Diesel Progress


    Contributors:
    Joseph, J. (author)

    Published in:

    Diesel Progress ; 19 , n 11


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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