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Modern Railroads 1956 November The Modern Pennsylvania Railroad PRR REPRINT
Modern Railroads 1956 November The Modern Pennsylvania Railroad PRR 85 pages REPRINTED Articles only no ads
FEATURES
PartI-The Modern Pennsylvania 5
"Go" Signals Flash on the PRR6
PRR Plots Its Financial Future12
For a Pace Setter . . . A New Organization Plan 17
PartII-Operation Streamline
2800 Trains a Day14
The Lake Region-One of Nine "Little Railroads"18
Pennsy Bears Down on Utilization of Motive Power, Cars20
Part III-The Modern Pennsylvania Geared to a Growing Economy
New Spirit at Work-Freight Sales and Service 23
LCL Service 25
TrucTrain-a $100 Million Future27
Pennsy Helps Industry-and Itself 29
Part IV-People Going Places
$185 Million Worth of Passengers 30
New Trains, New Sales Methods 33
Commuters-a Positive Approach 36
PartV-The PRR Changes Its "Personality"
"A Railroad Is People"37
The Pennsy Puts a Better Foot Forward39
Part VI-Facilities
Facilities Map of Pennsylvania Railroad42
Part VII-A Pace Setter Upgrades Its Plant and Equipment
Pennsy Attacks Its Number One Problem46
PRR Upgrades Car Fleet.50
Half a Billion for Diesels 53
Fewer Shops, But They're More Modern 56
PRR Accounting Gets Bigger Role 61
Testing-a 200-Man Job 64
Pennsy Charts the Long Future 65
Pennsy Upgrades Fixed Plant 66
Pioneer "Heavy Rail" Railroad68
Mechanization Hits High Gear 70
Pennsy Upgrades Its Roadway and Plant 74
Communications-Signals for High Speed Railroading 77
Electrification-Power and Speed in Mass Transportation 80
Pennsy Cuts Materials Inventory 83
Part VIII-A New Home
Penn Center-Symbol of a Pace Setter85
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