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Railway Age 1934 May 5 Unusual Train Shed Replaces Old Structure at Chicago
Railway Age 1934 May 5 Water Staining throughout, pages ARE NOT stuck together and all are readable.
In This Issue
Unusual Train Shed Replaces Old Structure at Chicago Page 646
Describes work of erecting at La Salle Street station, Chicago, a new structure of unique design which was adopted after a careful analysis of 28 preliminary studies.
Effect of Streamlining Railway Passenger Equipment Cars 652
E. J. W. Ragsdale, chief engineer of the Rail Car Division of the Edward G- Budd Manufacturing Company, finds that wind-tunnel determination of head-end resistance alone is not sufficient, since other vitally-important factors are the length of the train and skin friction.
Talk Standards for Railway Buying at New York 655
A report of discussions at a recent meeting of the New York Railroad Club, where R- L. Lockwood, director of the section of purchases in the organization of the Federal Co-ordinator of Transportation, wail the principal speaker.
EDITORIALS
President Roosevelt and the Railroads 643
Association Activities Should Be Revived 645
GENERAL ARTICLES
Unusual Train Shed Replaces Old Structure at Chicago 646
New Deal for I. W- C. Suggested by Gen. Ashburn 650
Effect of Streamlining Railway Passenger Equipment Cars, by E. J- W- Ragsdale 652
Talk Standards for Railway Buying at New York 655
New Pension Bill Proposed 657
Accident Record for 1933 660
Freight Car Loading 661
ODDS AND ENDS662
NEW BOOK 662
NEWS 663
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