10,000 TANK CARS IN 6 YEARS

Union Tank Car Co. investment of $20 million in a new tank car building plant is termed a success. Advanced fabrication techniques resulting in a simplification of processes, unique equipment, and a revolutionary plant layout have resulted in improved quality of cars, an output of sixty five cars/week, and the production of their own car components geared to the production of the tank structures.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 32-35
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight cars; Manufacturing; Tank cars
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car construction
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129326
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 19 1976 12:00AM