Features of electric-powered passenger cars delivered by St. Louis Car Div, General Steel Industries for New Jersey commuter service that can cruise at speeds up to 100 mph; they can reach 80 mph 70 sec after standing start; cars run on Penn Central between Trenton and New York; cars have nearly 1200 different electrical circuits; they are equipped with electromechanical automatic couplers; cars have new type of brake indication system which will signal motorman if brakes are malfunctioning; stainless steel is dominant. (06096)


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    Title :

    PC gets "most sophisticated commuter cars"


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 165 , n 14


    Publication date :

    1968


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    first-class commuter cars

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