Peg system is provision of pegs for all freight trains; it has been in operation on Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh since 1916, resulting in savings of from 1 to 2 hrs. in moving trains over engine districts approximately 100 mi. in length.


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    Title :

    "Peg" system expedites freight train movement


    Additional title:

    Ry. Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 74 , n 15


    Publication date :

    1923


    Size :

    4 pages


    Remarks:

    8 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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