Automatic railroad haulage, even under severe winter conditions, has demonstrated its reliability for mass transport of 55,000 tpd of iron ore over 5 1/2-mi distance at Carol Lake; robot train takes instructions transmitted through rails from wayside equipment; coded commands govern speed, braking and positioning of 4 trains of 15 cars; braking system on cars is electropneumatic and standard automatic.


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    Title :

    Automatic train transports carol ore


    Additional title:

    Eng Min J


    Published in:

    Engineering and Mining Journal ; 165 , n 11 ; p 102-103


    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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