Modernization of yard facilities at Armourdale, Kan, being carried out by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific; portion of old flat yard was converted into 40-track hump retarder classification yard with daily capacity of 4000 cars; other changes made to obtain receiving and departure tracks of sufficient length to permit 125-car trains to be handled without doubling; communication network installed includes loudspeakers, radio, telephones, teletype and intercommunicating units.


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    Title :

    Improvements double speed of big yard


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 127 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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