Electrically operated aerial tramway which transfers lumber in carload lots from north to south sides of American River Canyon 1200 ft. above its bed at Camino, east of Placerville, Calif.; installation is classed as single reversible ropeway; gross weight of fully loaded tram carrier is 29 tons, 12 tons of which represent loaded narrow-gage railroad car which it is designed to carry; 450-hp. electric-motor-driven equipment.


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    Title :

    Aerial ferry for logging trains


    Additional title:

    Elec. West


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1930


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    4 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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