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 Flow v 10 n 5 Feb 1955 p 118-20)
UP yard has automatic controls
Ry Signaling Communications
Railway Signaling and Communications ; 48 , n 4
1955
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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UP yard has automatic controls
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