Funicular railway on Seattle's Diablo Dam project transfers freight in standard gage equipment to upper level; provision for future work warranted large expenditure on this railway; substantially constructed incline described by which transfer platform carrying standard-gage freight car representing gross load of 79 tons is transferred without tilting; 3500 ft. of cable was used; 100 ft. operating speed.
Platform lift on incline raises cars 313 Ft
Eng. News-Rec
Engineering News Record ; 101 , n 3
1928
3 pages
6 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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