Show new net U project to cost ua U PO six V million the centralized traffic control program being developed by the union pacific railroad company on the mile stretch between salt lake city and caliente nevada will cost 6 according to G F ashby president of the corn com pany completion of the new inseal lation by railroad signal men and track construction crews will pro vide the union pacific with th the e longest mileage of central braf fie control in the world W C peri per I kins chief engineer is directing the work the new line will increase un ion pacific mileage to miles with a total cost of installations in operation and under construction to talling 13 under this system a continuous flow of braf fie is maintained by dispatchers in the central office who have con stant instantaneous control of all tram train movements through finger tip manipulation of switches and blo block C k s signals written orders to train crews are not needed centralized traffic control is one of the most revolutionary railroad improvements of all time accord ing to mr ashby it provides from 60 to 80 per cent efficiency of dou ble track railroad and the time of trains in transit is cut 26 per cent tram train speed ed is inc erased 36 per cent and seven out of ten possible train delays are eliminated A one story fire fireproof f air condi tinned office control belh building ling is being built in salt lake city at a cost of it will house chief dispatchers offices machine rooms and other offices |