EQUIPMENT FOR THE AUTOMATION OF KORIYAMA MARSHALLING YARD

A new automation system called the YAC (yard automatic control) which can handle 4,300 freight cars daily was put into operation in the Koriyama yard last September. The equipment described in this article includes retarders, radar speedometer, fullness measuring apparatus, axle detector, car stopper, and the Herringbone tracks.

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  Japan Railway Engineers' Association

  2-5-18 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Daikoji, H
• Publication Date: 1968

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 12-15
• Serial:
  • Japanese Railway Engineering
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Japan Railway Engineers' Association
  • ISSN: 0448-8938

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Classification yards; Railroad terminals; Railroad yards; Retarders (Concrete); Vehicle classification; Yard operations
• Identifier Terms: Nihon kokuyu tetsudo
• Uncontrolled Terms: Axle detectors
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic car control; Fullness measuring apparatus; Herringbone yard layout; Radar speedometers; Retarders; Stoppers; Yard automatic control
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072974
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 1976 12:00AM