How Burlington modernized Cicero yard at Chicago, working with few tracks at time to keep traffic moving; new yard has 93.2 track mi, 383 turnouts, 12 lap turnouts, four slip switches.


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    Title :

    How `Q' built yard with shoehorn


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 144 , n 10


    Publication date :

    1958


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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