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Train Shed Cyclopedia #73
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| Freight & Passenger Cars, Shops & Terminals, 40s & 50s (Part 1) from the Railway Mechanical Engineer 64 Full-size pages reprinted from the Original Edition
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| Articles in this issue. ** Illinois Central Day Train The new 14 car day liner, City of New Orleans, placed in operation on April 27, inaugurates an entirely new kind of service in that the equipment is designed to make coach travel so comfortable, convenient and interesting that even a full days journey by rail will not prove tedious. The train makes possible for the first time daylight luxury coach service between Chicago and New Orleans on a record dawn to dusk schedule of 921 miles in 15hr. 55 min., or 35 min. less than a companion overnight train, the Panama Limited. ** Timken Roller Bearings on Union Pacific Stock Cars The 300 Union Pacific stock cars, scheduled to be thoroughly reconditioned and equipped with Timken Roller Bearings for High speed service, as announced in an equipment mews item in the May Railway Mechanical Engineer, will be painted the familiar U.P. streamliner colors of canary yellow with bright red lettering and used in fast, non stop Diesel operated freight service between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Los Angeles, Calif. ** General Motors Presents The Train of Tomorrow Four cars built by Pullman Standard, incorporate Astra Dome in each; self contained power plants; outside swing hanger trucks; an electric diner; radio communication One of the most spectacular recent developments in the railway passenger equipment field, features an Astra-Dome in each of four cars, including a chair car, diner, sleeper and lounge car. ** Chicago & North Western Instruction Car To facilitate and make more practical its training program, the Chicago & North Western has put in operation a car completely equipped for the training and instruction of enginemen, trainmen, mechanics, and other employees on a wide variety of specialized subjects. ** Pullman-Standard develops General Service Box Car Unusual number of components produced by builder to control deliveries and keep down cost 14,000 on order for 13 roads The Box-car design, a 50ton, 40ft. 6 in. general-purpose car, known as the P-S-1 which is built primarily of welded, copper-bearings, open hearth steel and has a nominal light weight of 45,500 lb. ** S.L.R.X. Plywood Refrigerator Cars Fifty new 40 ton steel ply-wood refrigerator cars provide unusually sturdy design and insulation efficiency. ** Aluminum Freight Car Construction A discussion of weight saved in several car designs, including 50-ton box cars and 50-ton and 70-ton hopper cars. ** B & M Boston Diesel Terminal Plant for servicing passenger and switching locomotives includes a storehouse and a tank for storing 100,000 gal. of fuel. ** New Haven Buys 103 Coaches Five years of research work culminated in the development of a basic design which has now been adapted to several types of post-war cars ** New Haven Diesel Repair Shop Converted shop serves the New Haven, Conn., area for the repair and inspection of 4,500 hp. Road freight power and switching units ** Missouri Pacific Buys 134 Passenger Cars for Eagles Sleeping cars, head-end cars, and seven types of coaches, including dome coaches and two types of grill-coaches, among deliveries from three builders. ** New Cars for the Twentieth Century Limited A two car dining room kitchen dormitory unit, all room sleeping cars, and a Lookout Lounge are features of the new trains. ** Modern Engine Terminals For Steam Power Railroads generally have been slow in providing modern servicing facilities for the iron horse, but have found that new, well equipped terminal facilities were necessary for other types of motive power. The probable reason for this is that the reciprocating steam locomotive is a simple, rugged machine and thought the years has demonstrated its ability to stand abuse. ** Milwaukee 1,000 Hp. Rail Cars Equipped with electro-Motive power plants, the cars are designed to haul four trailing cars at maximum speeds of 60 mph. ** C. & N. W. Wrecking Crew Car Sleeping car, rebuilt in company shops,
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