ILLINOIS CENTRAL DOUBLE-DECK COMMUTER CAR

The 85-ft cars are climate-controlled. Plastics, aluminum, and stainless steel are used extensively on the interiors not only for esthetic purposes, but also to hold maintenance costs in line. The cars have a seating capacity of 156.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, November 28-December 2, 1971. The notification of this paper appeared in Mechanical Engineering.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter cars; Double deck commuter cars; Passenger cars; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041679
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Mechanical Engineering
• Report/Paper Numbers: 71-WA/RT-7
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1973 12:00AM