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Modern Railroads 1968 November N&W Containerization Piggyback / Containers
Modern Railroads 1968 November
NEWS
"Revealing" Study Proving Railroad Passenger "Profit" Supported Canadians Roll On With Trans Canada Land Bridge 13
EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Can Equipment Builders Meet the Challenge? Railroads and the Efficient Use of Resources59
INSIDE TRACK: N&W: Two Down, One to Go 46
WASHINGTON REPORT: Passenger Profit Disputed 52
PUBLISHER'S NOTEBOOK: Coordinate Conventions 134
FEATURES
THREE PART REPORT
PIGGYBACK/CONTAINERS '68 by Robert Roberts.
RAILROADING'S HOTTEST GROWTH AREA62
Trends to greater service orientation of TOFC and new container programs provide base for new period of growth
CONTAINERIZATION IS HERE! 66
Containerization has spread to the railroads in a big way as land bridge plans and container handling equipment proliferate
N&W PLAYS A FAST GAME OF "CATCH UP" 72
Land bridge plans and other innovations build TOFC/COFC image on coal-carrying railroad "ECONOMY" RETARDER CONTROLS BIG YARD 79
Installation of weight-responsive retarders enables 36-track hump classification yard to handle up to 1900 cars a day
THIRD IN A SERIES-MODERN RAILROADER
PERSONNEL MAN LACH by Nancy Ford 83
CN's assistant vice president, personnel, explains his philosophy about the development of railroads' all important resource-people
THERE'S GOLD IN GARBAGE by Nancy Ford 91
The population explosion and an affluent society have created a gargantuan waste disposal problem. Some experts think railroads can provide a solution to disposal of waste, presently estimated at 5% lb per person per day, will be 7% lb by 1980
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