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TitleFrench Ambassador accepts rubber tired railwaycar for use in France. The French Ambassador to the United States M. Paul Claudel with his daughter Rene at the Union Station in Washington today where the Ambassador christened "The Lafayette" the first pneumatic-tired rail-car built in America to embody the latest improvements of American and French engineers. The car, which can travel a mile a minute and seats thirty people, was built for use in France by an American firmTypeStill ImageCollectionAuthorized Access PointHarris & Ewing French Ambassador accepts rubber tired railwaycar for use in France. The French Ambassador to the United States M. Paul Claudel with his daughter Rene at the Union Station in Washington today where the Ambassador christened "The Lafayette" the first pneumatic-tired rail-car built in America to embody the latest improvements of American and French engineers. The car, which can travel a mile a minute and seats thirty people, was built for use in France by an American firm