Heavy traffic necessitates doubling capacity of yard at Portsmouth, Ohio; gravity switching and car retarders; switching hump has two tracks spaced 13 ft. c. to c., each with 300-tons scale 72 ft. long; car control in switching; car-retarder system comprises 34 retarders, 44 switches, and 37 skates; car-repair yard and shops; smoke exhaust system at engine house.


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    Title :

    Enlarged freight yard and engine terminal for Norfolk and western railway


    Additional title:

    Eng. News-Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    5 pages


    Remarks:

    5 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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