Westinghouse Equipped Cars 4

Westinghouse Equipped Cars (For Better Transit Service)

34 Pages, Black & White photos

Photos with service performance, general information, weights lbs, equipment, dimensions, operating data. With the tide of American National Defense activity still rising and industrial production at a peak, the transit industry, the municipal authorities, and traffic engineers and consultants have increased problems in the transportation of citizens to and from their places of employment. In mass transport operations rail equipment is at its best; in affording safe, speedy and comfortable service at low cost.

This book offers up-to-date information on modern rail equipment for city transit whether applied to surface electric railways, subway rapid transit, suburban, or high speed interurban electric railroads. Its purpose is to describe briefly the successful applications of the various types of modern rail equipment. All cars illustrated are powered with Westinghouse motors and control. We are indebted to transit operators and modern car builders for their splendid co-operation in supplying the data and illustrations used in this presentation.

Westinghouse engineering has been especially identified with transportation developments. Our engineers will gladly make studies of any city transit service to assist operating supervisors and managers in finding the most satisfactory solution to their transportation problems.