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Railroads Seen Powering Into Jet Age Says Aeronca Executive
John W. Wetherbee, vice president of Aeronca Manufacturing, told the Railway Management Association in Chicago that nuclear plants may replace diesel and gas turbines in rail use. He described fuel cells for electric powering of trains, laser welding for faster joints, sandwich construction like Apollo modules, maraging steels, boron filaments, and noted his role in designing the world’s largest railroad hopper.
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Railway Management Association
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John W. Wetherbee
Aeronea Manufacturing Corp
Aeronca
Wetherbee
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