Three phases of railroad terminal mechanized freight handling covered: movement of export and import freight between railheads and steamship piers in port of New York, improved handling of less-than-car-load freight at 33rd St, New York, and Detroit, Mich, and handling newsprint paper at Pittsburgh, Pa.


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    Title :

    Mechanized freight handling at railroad terminals


    Additional title:

    ASME -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    ASME Meeting MH-2 ; 1959



    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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