Sorting System in new annex to Railway Express Terminal at Los Angeles handles 3000 pieces per hr; outbound items placed on belt from trucks are directed to roller sections from which they are loaded into depot trucks; tractor then hauls train of trucks to railroad cars on nearby tracks; layout cuts travel distance 83%.


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    Title :

    Conveyorized layout cuts terminal operating costs


    Additional title:

    Modern Matls Handling


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1955


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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