Springville Herald | 1950-10-12 | Page 2 | Rio Grande Orders $3 Million in New Freight Cars |

Type	issue
Date	1950-10-12
Paper	Springville Herald
Language	eng
City	Springville
County	Utah
Rights	No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
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Article Title	Rio Grande Orders $3 Million in New Freight Cars
Type	article
Date	1950-10-12
Paper	Springville Herald
Language	eng
City	Springville
County	Utah
Page	2
OCR Text	Show placed with the American Car and Foundry Co. of New York.. - In addition 50 flat cars will be constructed by company forces at the Rio Grande's Burnham shops in Denver. Rio Grande Orders $3 Million In New Freight Cars New freight cars to cost nearly $3 million have been ordered by the Rio Grande Railroad, it was announced today by Wilson McCarthy, Mc-Carthy, president. Largest single item consists of 500 triple hopper cars, ordered from the Pressed Steel Car Co., Chicago. They will be used for coal loading and should relieve the present tight situation in coal cars, McCarthy said. An order for 25 covered hopper cars for bulk loading of cement and similar products has been
Reference URL	https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61c5zkq/15276957