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Title: Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: California Public Utilities Commission
Subjects: Railroad crossings Railroad stations
Publisher: (Sacramento
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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ight. Between the sheds are platformsreached by electrically operated lift bridges from the sheds, these liftbridges being raised to admit the movement of cars. One of the most noteworthy items is the use of electric tractors andspecially built trucks for handling outbound and transfer freight betweenthe scales and cars. This shed was designed for this method of operation,being 60 feet in width. Hand trucks are used fur inbound freight, thismetlidd beino- ninre econnmical fur the class of freight and width of shed. The principal characteristics follow: PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS—SANTA FE FREIGHT STATION Outbound Inbound Area, house square feet 4,S,0()U 5-4,UUU platform 1,885 1,885 shed and platform 8,994 6,936 transfer platform ■■ 14,998 15,878 Total 7i.%77 78,699 Grand Total 152,576 Cars handled, average day No. 62 i7 Cars, spot capacity No. 94 76 Tons handled, average day tons 361 220 Area per ton per average day sq. ft. 205 353 Team front per ton per average day feet 2.63 5.70
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PIG. 153. SANTA FB OUTBOUND FREIGHT SHED ,, . (!• ^I; was taken about closing time and shows the concentratinn nt business attins time ot day. Crane for unloading heavy freight appears at the left. PRKSKNT Freight Traffic and Ivvcimtifs 425 It will be noted that these sheds offer more room for the hiisiness donethan the Southern Pacific, and our observation has been that there is lesscongestion, especially congestion of teams. This is. however, also due inpart to the fact that during the war. considerable business was diverted tothe other roads and the fact that steamer day loading tends towards lesscongestion at closing time. Steamer day (or sailing day) loading meansthat less than carload freight is dis))atched for less important points atintervals of several days rather tlian daily, and that freight for .such destina-tions will be received at the freight houses only cm these certain da vs. Thefrequency depends upon the volume of business. Salt Lake Freight Depot

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