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Modern Railroads 1958 April V13 #4 Piggyback progress CofGa B&B Mechanization
Modern Railroads 1958 April Vol 13 No 4
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL The Railroads' Foul Weather Friends The Man Who Sold Hot Dogs Don't Forget the Salesmen No Cutbacks Here 69
COVER STORY Mechanization Speeds Car Cleaning by Homer G. Alpha 103 Significant developments aid the clean car program
ARTICLES CB&Q and NYC Open Major Yards by Edward T. Myers 75 New yards use latest control and communication techniques
Piggyback Progress: How Far and How Fast? by Nancy Ford 78 Traffic proves its "bread-and-butter" worth; future unlimited
Modern Freight Cars for Mexico by Frank Richter 88 Modern plant turns out 36 cars per week; goal is 12 per day
CofGa Mechanizes B&B Gangs 109 Small, highly organized task forces form three basic groups
B&M Builds High-Speed Filling Station for RDC's by Tom Shedd, Jr. 114 137 rail diesel cars get daily servicing in two-stop routine
Air Saves Space, Protects Cargo 119 Inflatable cushions replace conventional shorings and bracings
What Kind of Collective Bargaining? by Yerby R. Holman 123 It has a lot to do with how railroads face present plight
How Much Oil for Journals? 127 Southern Pacific seeks answer through rigid test program
Wheel Truing Ups Railroad Productivity 131 Savings in time, material and labor result from use of machines
Pigs Get Luxury Treatment on Northern Pacific 134 200 new type livestock cars have been added to NP fleet
New Materials Aid Coil Life 139 Tests in heavy-duty service show insulation "as good as new"
FEATURES
Letters to Modern Railroads 10
News Condensation 21
Report from Washington 29
Report from Europe 37
Worth Noting 141
Operating StatisticsJan. '57-'58 145
Personals 147
Brevities 151
New Products 153
New Literature 161
Advertisers Index 162
Inside Track: Passengers, Penguins 164
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