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...experimenting with lightweight trains between Washington and Philadelphia, ordered six new light electric cars of a more conventional design from Budd Co. for commuter service. The Chicago & North Western checked lightweight trains, but instead ordered 13 conventional-weight cars last week from Pullman-Standard. Surveying the trend, N. C. Dezendorf, boss of General Motors' electromotive division, admitted: "Several years ago, when lightweight trains were first discussed, there was tremendous enthusiasm among railroads for them. I was turning down orders. There's none of that now. The Eastern roads, which were the most enthusiastic, now seem to want...
...will go into the passenger-car business depends on how the train tests out on the New York Central, Pennsylvania and a long list of other railroads waiting to try it out on regular passenger runs. But G.M.'s Vice President (for Electro-Motive Division) Nelson C. Dezendorf is confident that G.M. can sell its newest product. Says he: "If we can build a railroad car to sell at half the price of present cars, and be operated at half the price, and be maintained at less than half the price, that's good for the railroads...
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