. American engineer and railroad journal . VIEW OF GANZ MOTOR CAR SHOWING < Al. HUNKER August, 1907. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL 313. STEAM GENERATOR—GANZ MOTOR CAR. The air brakes are of the Westinghouse type, the air com-pressor being mounted on the trailer truck and driven from oneof the axles of the truck. Lighting is by Commercial acetylenegas and the car is heated by steam. This car is designed for a speed of 40 miles per hour on thelevel and 15 miles an hour on two per cent, grades and will haula trailer at a speed of 30 miles per hour on a level track. In arecent trial tr
. American engineer and railroad journal . VIEW OF GANZ MOTOR CAR SHOWING < Al. HUNKER August, 1907. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL 313. STEAM GENERATOR—GANZ MOTOR CAR. The air brakes are of the Westinghouse type, the air com-pressor being mounted on the trailer truck and driven from oneof the axles of the truck. Lighting is by Commercial acetylenegas and the car is heated by steam. This car is designed for a speed of 40 miles per hour on thelevel and 15 miles an hour on two per cent, grades and will haula trailer at a speed of 30 miles per hour on a level track. In arecent trial trip a speed of 45 miles an hour was maintained. PERSONALS Mr. S. J. Merrill has been appointed master mechanic of theUnion Pacific R. R. at Denver, Colo. Mr. Albert T. Van Antwerp, master carpenter of the Penn-sylvania Railroad at East Aurora, X. Y., died June 16. Age 65years. Mr. W. S. Kenyon has been appointed master mechanic ofthe fourth division of the Denver & Rio Grande R. R., withheadquarters at Alamosa, Colo., vice Mr. G. W. Mudd, resigned. sistant superintendent of motive power of the Maine CentralR. R., with office at Portland
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