Belt powered roller conveyor system installed at Railway Express Agency terminal, has expedited handling of traffic and decreased damage to shipments; packages move on rollers at 100 fpm; normal volume of traffic is 17,000 transfer and city pickup shipments per day; eight motors which power belts, which in turn drive rollers, vary between 3/4 and 6-hp; powered sections are 245 ft long, plus 180 ° angle turning section at head of house.


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    Title :

    Power conveyor at Atlantic Express Terminal speeds shipments


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 128 , n 16


    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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