Missouri Pacific has cut tie distribution costs by 40%, and reduced hazard of injuries by use of special cars from which crossties can be easily ejected by sliding them lengthwise out sides; three cross partitions were installed in 50-ton gondola cars and openings 2 ft wide cut into sides of each compartment; mechanization of tie renewals and placing of this work on two or three year cycle are other two phases of cost reduction program.


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    Titel :

    Tie cars cut unloading costs


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Ry Track Structures


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1957


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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