Indiana Harbor Belt handles repairs up to but not including, complete overhauls to its fleet of diesel locomotives in converted roundhouse at Gibson; fleet made up entirely of switchers and operated mainly as single units; in addition to saving in cost of building new structure and tearing down old roundhouse, problem of moving locomotives as repairs progress, found in rectangular shops, is eliminated. (See also Ry Locomotives and Cars v 127 n 11 Nov 1953 p 97-101)


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    Title :

    IHB converts gibson terminal for diesel work


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 135 , n 18


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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