66285(10) | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Photo ID:
66285(10)
Date:
March 1942
Description:
Original caption reads: "New oversize trailer for war workers. Here's an answer to the problem of transporting defense workers to outlying industrial plants: It's the new, oversized bus trailer made almost entirely of non-critical materials which held its Washington premiere on April 13. Hauled by an ordinary one and a half ton truck tractor, it holds 141 persons and was designed and built by Office of Defense Transportation and War Production Board officials with the cooperation of private companies. Weight of the trailer is 12,000 pounds as compared with 17,000 pounds for a standard type 40 passenger city bus. The complete unit is 55 feet long."
Phys. Desc:
Still Photograph
Repository:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
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Rights:
To the best of our knowledge, this image is in the public domain and can be used without further permission.