Description of conveyor system for handling transfer of mail between connecting lines at Council Bluffs, Iowa; system consists primarily, of overhead endless tow chain and seven belts; belts handle mail sacks and parcels from inbound trains to two moving sorting tables on which they are separated and placed on baggage type trucks; trucks are manually hooked to endless chain.


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    Title :

    UP mechanizes mail handling


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 134 , n 22


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    5 pages


    Remarks:

    Illustrations


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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