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war. We agree that thousands of shipyard workers must have 

 jobs. This will do both." 



Kaiser engineers have developed passenger coaches made of 

 new steel alloys and aluminum and magnesium. They will be 

 so light that one engine can pull two or three times the num- 

 ber on the same amount of fuel. Lightweight freight cars also 

 have been planned. The substitution of light metals for steel 

 in these cars will cut weight from forty-five thousand pounds 

 to fifteen thousand. The cars can handle the nation's freight 

 at twice the present speed and about half the cost, according 

 to Mr, Kaiser. The drop in rail equipment and operating costs 

 will permit the railroads to lower rates to compete favorably 

 with other carriers. 



The lightweight passenger coaches also will have improved 

 air conditioning, cool fluorescent lighting, larger windows and 

 sky-view roofs of strong transparent plastic, in addition to 

 all the refinements of the best hotel. 



Edward G. Budd, president of the manufacturing company 

 bearing his name and a pioneer in the use of stainless steel for 

 planes and trains, is confident that there should be a potential 

 market for railway passenger cars "to the value of several hun- 

 dred million dollars immediately upon the lifting of present 



restrictions." 



Diesel motors internal-combustion engines without spark 

 plugs will continue to grow in popularity on the railroads. 

 Cost of operation is low for Diesels and they can outpull 

 many steam locomotives. M. W. Smith, vice-president in 

 charge of engineering for the Westinghouse Electric & Man- 

 ufacturing Co., believes, however, that efficient turbines will 

 be used for trains as well as planes. He said that the high- 

 speed gas turbine, using a continuous expansion of gas to 

 rotate windmill-like blades and produce a steady flow of 

 power, offers the possibility of another form of motive power 



