At north end of freight yards near Birmingham, Ala, 19-lever manually operated mechanical interlocking was replaced, by Louisville and Nashville, with arrangement of three spring switches, power-operated switch, and power signals, controlled by centralized traffic control type machine in interlocking tower 1 1/4 mi away.


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    Title :

    Remote control replaces mechanical interlocking on L and N


    Additional title:

    Ry Signaling


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1936


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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