New Burlington gravity yard at Cicero, Ill, has 43 classification tracks, and is to handle 3000 cars daily; electropneumatic retarders are automatically controlled to couple cars on respective classification track at speed not over 4 mph; communications include telephones, talk-back speakers, intercoms, radio on locomotives and in offices, tape recorders for car numbers, pneumatic tubes and facsimile.


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    Title :

    Automatic classification yard in service on Burlington at Chicago


    Additional title:

    Ry Signaling Communications



    Publication date :

    1958


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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