Railroad hauls coal from mines in western Kentucky to rail-barge transfer facility on Tennessee River; remainder of trip to generating plant, located 11 mi down-stream, is by barge; railroad conveyor belt bargeline system is currently supplying coal to TVA plant at rate of 750,000 tons/yr; great flexibility and full freedom in operation of facility are provided by remote-control equipment for loco-motives.
Automated rail-to-barge system
Mechanization
Mechanization ; 25 , n 10
1961
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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Automated rail-to-barge system
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