Automatically controlled railroad system for mines near Labrador City, Canada; driverless trains running on single track line are capable of carrying 55,000 tons of ore/day from loading point to ore concentrator plant about 6 mi away; 18 wagon trains are driven by 1750 hp diesel electric locomotives; automatic control system, which controls running of 4 trains simultaneously, was supplied by Gen Ry Signal Co, Rochester, NY.


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    Title :

    Automatic trains deliver iron ore


    Additional title:

    Measurement Control


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Measurement and Control ; 2 , n 1 ; p 7-11


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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