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Show I Tlio Grande Roilroed j !3mvs Slrcamlincr Purchase- of nearly twelve million dollars In new eipiin tiient by the- Rio ( untiilo railroad was announced this week b President Wilson McCarthy f,d lowing a meeting ,,f the- Boar ' of Directors. i Included nr.- 10 Diesel elec t , i j locomotives, la s I re'i m r ,1 slilnless stoc-l passeneor eats iind 1 I la freighl cars of N at ion types. The Board yosterdiv appmve,' orde-r for Nil!) new freight cais tc nisi si,(ir,:i.:vt(; ;,nd r,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,, orders previously placed total Ing $7,7 1 1 .TOO. Lnrgesl single- Item on the- lis' Is Ihe purchase- of pioo ;,p ,,,,, j drop door gondola ears al ;M, estimated cost of $ I.S.'C.'.Oin r livery on the first :,on has it ready slirted, and the- Hoard yesloiclay a lit hoi I ,-,-d purchase- o an additional Slip with el. live-scheduled live-scheduled to be,. in nct Sep 1 lember. Other fieirdil car pnteiscs In chide llll) single-dock sloc k eat-o eat-o '"till ill Ihe comp.cnv' Ituiiiham shops; :',,I 7(1 ,,n f.lt ( bollont i;ondoli ea,-s; 1.0 ,'u (,,,, j drop end gondolas, and I', Vnno gal. hO Ion c.ipaeily j., tank j cars. |