Westbound yard at Selkirk is made up of receiving yard of 15 tracks, classification yard of 25 tracks, and advance yard of 15 tracks; prior to installation of car retarders, car riders were used and switches were operated by General Railway Signal Co.; electric switch movements; retarders controlled from three towers; electrically operated; floodlights for carrider operation for operators in observing car numbers and speeds.
Car retarders at Selkirk yard
Int. Ry. Congress Assn. -- Bul
1928
5 pages
1 Fig.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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