RAILYARD AUTOMATION

Automation of a key rail terminal of the Santa Fe System at Argentine, Kansas is described, with an aim to expansion and modernization. A basic objective of expansion was to double the capacity of the yard to handle 6000 railroad cars arriving or departing on a single day. A secondary, but significant justification, was the minimization of freight car idle time and of damage to physical loads that can be caused by manual switching.

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• Authors:
  • Brosvic, J
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Honeywell Computer Journal
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Subscription Service

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car utilization (Railroads); Computers; Hump yards; Information systems; Railroad terminals; Railroad yards
• Geographic Terms: Argentine (Kansas City, Kansas)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052115
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1976 12:00AM