HOW TO CONTROL HUMP LOCOMOTIVES

After having drawn attention to the advantages of the control of the speed of the above locomotives, particularly from the point of view of rapid marshalling, the author describes the equipment and method of operation of a number of remote-control systems used by the railways in the United States.

• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Authors:
  • Stipancic, C
• Publication Date: 1969-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 26-28
• Serial:
  • Railway Signaling and Communications
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification yards; Hump yards; Locomotive operation; Railroad terminals; Railroad traffic control; Railroad yards; Remote control
• Old TRIS Terms: Hump locomotive control
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072969
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 1976 12:00AM