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Article: SP tests two new switch stands. (Southern Pacific) (Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Railway Age
- Article date:
- October 1, 1993
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Southern Pacific is testing two new types of user-friendly switch stands.
One is the E-Z THROW Switch Stand, made by Chemetron Railway Products. The other is National Trackwork's Automatic Switch Stand. SP Director of Safety Lawson McDowell said two models of each are being tested and evaluated at various locations on the railroad.
"These are innovative devices that require less throw power and less bending and stooping," said McDowell. "We'll be evaluating them over several months, relying primarily on the reports of the men and women who use them."
He ...