Record #:

12918

Author(s):

Goerch, Carl

Abstract:

The Seaboard Railroad installation in Hamlet, North Carolina employs 1,300 individuals at a cost of $6 million dollars annually. The yard, spanning 600 acres, is capable of handling up to 5,000 cars at a single time, controlled by a hump conductor and a speed retarder.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 2, June 1959, p11-12, 27-28, il, por

Subject(s):

Hamlet--Economic conditions; Railroads--Hamlet