On the Development of Automatic Train Control in U.S.A.

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  • 米國に於ける列車自動制御裝置の發達に就て

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The remarkable progress of brake appliance and power signalling in the-railroad transportation in America to promote the safety of the train operation has recently been made beyond our supposition.<br>The Interstate Commerce Commission issued the orders to the prominent railroads to install the devices for automatic brake-application to stop or to reduce the speed of the train in order to guard against the failure of human elements.<br>All the railroads have completed their installation for the last year and the most of them have found it to be successful.<br>In this paper the author gives the brief description of these devices in the following items:<br>1. History.<br>2. The requirements and specifications given by the I. C. C.<br>3. Brief description of their types.<br>4. The relation to the train operation.<br>5. The advantages and some opinions of future development.

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  • CRID
    1390001205143564928
  • NII Article ID
    130003613296
  • DOI
    10.11526/ieejjournal1888.48.771
  • ISSN
    21876797
    00202878
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    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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