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Modern Railroads 1986 April Vol41 #4 CN Changing Markets & a New Set of Rules
Modern Railroads 1986 April Vol41 #4 CNChanging Markets & a New Set of Rules
Modern Railroads is published monthly. Cover: CN is preparing for regulatory reforms anticipated by the end of this year-none too soon for a railroad financially strapped by major track expansion in western Canada and worried about declining worldwide demand for some of its major exports. This issue, devoted to CN. is the sixth segment in our series on North America's evolving transportation companies. The in-depth report, by Greg Borzo, Associate Editor, begins on page 14.
Features
From Double Tracking to Double Stacking, CN Is On the Move by Greg Borzo, Associate Editor Changes abound at CN, front expansion in the West and downsizing in the East to preparing for regulatory reforms and implementing new, high productivity technologies.
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Equipment: New Efficiencies
Better utilization allows CM to get by without car or locomotive purchases in 1986. Meanwhile, robots take over an unpleasant job at new grit blast and painting facility.
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King Computer
Coal may still he king for many railroads, but at CN computers are the thing.
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Precision in Track Maintenance
Second generation track geometry car begins plying the rails, but CN will continue to face the problems of too much track in the wrong places for many years to come.
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Gil Rehabs Historic Tunnel by Vinay V. Mudholkar Major rehab, funded in part by the State of New York, enables Civil War era tunnel to handle today's high and wide loads.
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Newsfront9
Technology News44
Departments
Insight by Robert Roberts, National Affairs Editor 5
Writing the Rails by Carl Wesselmann, Editor 6
Washington by Robert Roberts, National Affairs Editor Calendar 43
New Products45
People 46
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