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Modern Railroads 1961 July Vol.16 #7 Facsimile Transmits Waybills in Seconds RG
Modern Railroads 1961 July Vol.16 #7 Facsimile Transmits Waybills in Seconds
Monthly Publication by Modern Railroads Publishing Company. Cover Story, Microwave-Facsimile-Data Processing: Breakthrough on the Rio Grande. All these details can be found in Ed Myers Article on page 59.
Computers, Automation and Railroads Simplified, Modern
Freight Rates Are Urgent 55
Publisher's Notebook: Jenney's Enthusiasm 122
Inside Track: The "Rug Case" and National Transportation Policy 41
RIO GRANDE'S DATA REVOLUTION by Edward T. Myers
Shipper Inquiries Are Answered Faster 59
High speed facsimile, aided by a 715-mile microwave system, brings car information into Denver Data Processing center
Why Rio Grande Uses Microwave 62
Microwave provides broad-band channels for facsimile transmission plus telephone and printer circuits
Facsimile Transmits Waybills in Seconds 69
New high-speed document transmission centralizes data processing in Denver, cuts paper work
Computer Memory Gives Fast Answers 74
By-products of new data center include jumbo, freight accounts, statistics, besides car movements
Railroads Help Build Portland's "Zooline" 79
Five roads participated in planning and building of spectacular narrow-gage "fun line"
Test Hydraulic Yard Speed Control 81
System that automatically controls car from hump to coupling point is under test in England
System Simplifies Container Transfer 83
Patented steel rocker beam is key component in system that unloads container in less than five minutes
Automatic CO2 Welding Speeds Monon Car Job 87
Building fleet of 400 hopper cars, shop saves time and money through automatic welding techniques
Good Maintenance Protects CB&Q Battery Investment 89
Carefully kept records show longer-than-normal service and appreciable dollar savings
Letters to Modern Railroads 19
MR Highlights the News 31
Report from Washington 37
Modern Railroads Charts
the Railroad Business 49
Report from Europe 93
Operating Statistics, Apr. '61-'60 99
People 105
Worth Noting 111
Brevities 117
New Products 119
Advertisers Index 120
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