New line at Denver avoids city congestion and speeds interchange of freight with Denver and Rio Grande Western; project involves construction of 4.31 mi of single track line, rehabilitation of portion of Northwestern Terminal trackage, construction of passing track about 3500 ft long at connection with Union Pacific, and installation of automatic block signals; description of bridges; 358,000 cu yd of grading involved.


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    Title :

    How Rock Island cutoff speeds transcontinental traffic


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 131 , n 10


    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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