As extra aid to train operation in high mountain territory, Southern Pacific has installed train and wayside radio communication for 98 mi between Europe, Ore and Crescent Lake; installation includes nine fixed wayside radio stations interconnected with dispatcher's telephone train dispatching circuit; all passenger locomotives operating in territory are radio equipped, and 37 diesel freight locomotives and 51 cabooses.


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    Title :

    98-mile radio keeps trains moving over cascade mountains


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 135 , n 26


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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