Intra plant railroad at Caterpillar Tractor Co, Peoria, III consists of thirteen tractor-powered trains operating on 6.15 mi of narrow gage track, serving 43 stations at hourly intervals, to handle everything from waste materials to finished engines; safety program provides fixed personnel and vehicular traffic paths; flexible schedule operates with clock-like precision.


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    Title :

    Why Caterpillar runs railroad


    Additional title:

    Modern Matls Handling


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1957


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Long and fast railroad runs

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