Union Pacific Railroad, at its North Platte, Neb, yard, has installed automatic system that switches and controls coupling speeds of freight cars, called Electronic Yardmaster; speed of car as it enters retarder is transmitted to electronic computer in control tower; system may eliminate damage to ladings caused by human error in humping operations. (See also Ry Signaling and Communications v 48 n 4 Apr 1955 p 35-9)


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    Title :

    UP yard has automatic controls


    Additional title:

    Flow


    Published in:

    Flow ; 10 , n 5


    Publication date :

    1955


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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    Engineering Index Backfile | 1955


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