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How Rock Island cutoff speeds transcontinental traffic
New line at Denver avoids city congestion and speeds interchange of freight with Denver and Rio Grande Western; project involves construction of 4.31 mi of single track line, rehabilitation of portion of Northwestern Terminal trackage, construction of passing track about 3500 ft long at connection with Union Pacific, and installation of automatic block signals; description of bridges; 358,000 cu yd of grading involved.
How Rock Island cutoff speeds transcontinental traffic
New line at Denver avoids city congestion and speeds interchange of freight with Denver and Rio Grande Western; project involves construction of 4.31 mi of single track line, rehabilitation of portion of Northwestern Terminal trackage, construction of passing track about 3500 ft long at connection with Union Pacific, and installation of automatic block signals; description of bridges; 358,000 cu yd of grading involved.
How Rock Island cutoff speeds transcontinental traffic
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 131
1951
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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