One man seated at control machine in Pittsburgh will route trains on Pittsburgh and Lake Erie's 180 mi of mainline by pushbutton control using route control machine; in typical day, traffic count revealed 44 train operating; traffic peaks appear between 3 to 8 p.m. and 6 to 9 a.m.; railroad will be streamlined from four- and three-track mainline to double and single track mains; solid-state, high-speed type 549 code system sends controls from tower control machine to each of field stations over wire pair on pole line or in cable; additional information such as crew names, consists, tonnage, and caboose, can be processed on computer.


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    Title :

    P and LE centralizes control of its 180 miles of mainline


    Additional title:

    Ry Signaling Communications


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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