Canadian Pacific Ry, St Luc Yard is first retarder hump yard in Canada and embodies features new to North American railroading; it is 3 1/2 mi long and has more than 75 mi of track; operated with all electric retarders and with hump with under track inspection pit and automatic scale, it will handle up to 3000 cars per day; layout is complete with 37-stall engine house with direct steaming facilities, machine shop with 3-track drop table, large capacity steam power plant, etc. (See also Can Transportation v 129 n 7 July 1950 p 361-9)


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    C.P.R.Hump retarder yard near Montreal


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    C.P.R.Hump retarder yard near Montreal

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1950


    C.P.R. hump-retarder yard near Montreal

    Koehn, W.F. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1949


    C.P.R. hump-retarder yard near Montreal

    Koehn, W.F. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1949


    Floodlighting car retarder yard

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1932


    Rectifiers for retarder yard power

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1939