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)
UP yard has automatic controls
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Flow ; 10 , n 5
1955
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UP yard has automatic controls
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