RAILROADING BY RADIO
Railroading by Radio ANOTHER important use has been found' for the radio. "At Gibson, Indiana, switching engines, busy forming trains of cars of freight destined for various parts of the country,...
...At Gibson, a four-tube set was placed just above the engineer's head...
...A red light gave warning when the radio was not working properly...
...The antenna was located on the rear of the tender...
...His life in the wilderness, in constant association with wild things and depending on them largely for hi* own prosperity, has compelled him to think out things that are beneath th« surface...
...The transmitting set was fixed up in a signal tower and presided over by the yardmaster...
...The Indian of the northern woods is a train* ed naturalist in the rough...
...He easily controlled the movement of cars and could give more detailed information as to speed and location than is possible by any signal system in use today...
...At Gibson, Indiana, switching engines, busy forming trains of cars of freight destined for various parts of the country, have been successfully directed by communication via the air...
...The old signalling methods of railroads may soon be supplanted by the introduction of the radio in yards throughout the country...
...After a good look at a moose's trail, he can tell you approximately the size of the animal, its sex, when it passed the spot, whether it was frightened or not, and where it was going and why...
Vol. 19 • April 1927 • No. 4
