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Show RAILROAD CARS WITH GLASS TOPS COMING Introduction of a new glass-top passenger car has revealed a wartime war-time colalboration between two of the greatest peacetime competitors competi-tors the automotive and railroad industries. Primarily, the innovation will consist of a raised middle car section sec-tion with two levels and a glass "astral dome" top. Seats on the upper level will enable the passengers passen-gers to view the scenery on all sides through the newest type of glass, developed during World War II for use in Alied bombers. The lower portion of the section will maintain provision for a snack or cocktail bar. The cars will increase the attractiveness at-tractiveness of the ride. They will be put on runs in scenic territory. General Motors' sculptors and designers in the styling section developed de-veloped the pattern when they were asked to aprpoach railroad car plans with no inhibitions or restrictions re-strictions by past railroad standards. stand-ards. Then they conceived the idea of giving passengers a new and unobstructed view of the country seeing it from all sides as well as overhead. i |