Rubber Tanks for Oil Tested in Box Cars

Title (Dublin Core): Rubber Tanks for Oil Tested in Box Cars
Subject (Dublin Core): en Imagined technology & prototypes; en Transport; en Other
Article Title and/or Image Caption (Dublin Core): Rubber Tanks for Oil Tested in Box Cars
extracted text (Extract Text): AS REPORTED in an earlier issue of this
magazine (P.S.M., Oct. '42, p. 66) syn-
thetic-rubber fuel tanks that can be in-
stalled on ordinary railroad box cars, in
wooden barges, or on trucks, offer a solu-
tion for the critical oil-transportation prob-
lem. Developed by the Glenn Martin Com-
pany, and made of a synthetic called thio-
kol, the rubber tanks, which are resistant to
oil, are built in dimensions of about seven
by six by six feet and are supported by
bulkheads. When not in use, they can be
easily dismantled, rolled up into compact
packages, and expressed back to the origi-
nal shipping point—leaving the box car
or truck free to carry freight on the re-
turn trip.
Language (Dublin Core): eng
Temporal Coverage (Dublin Core): World War II
Date Issued (Dublin Core): 1943-06
Is Part Of (Dublin Core): Popular Science Monthly, v. 142, n. 6, 1943
pages (Bibliographic Ontology): 79
Rights (Dublin Core): Public Domain (Google digitized)
Source (Dublin Core): Google Books
Archived by (Dublin Core): Matteo Ridolfi; Alberto Bordignon (Supervisor)
Spatial Coverage (Dublin Core): United States of America