Motorized handling equipment and palletization at Pennsylvania's Polk Street freight station in Chicago has made possible substantial reduction in costs, easing materially impact of wage increases and other growing expenses.


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    Title :

    Freight station mechanization helps offset trend of rising costs


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 124 , n 19


    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    3 pages


    Remarks:

    Illustrations


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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