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Modern Railroads 1958 September Operation Highball
Modern Railroads 1958 September Operation Highball
194 Pages
EDITORIAL Why Four Big Railroads? Five Hundred Miles
in Five Days From the Editor's Notebook 79
OPERATION HIGHBALL-A SPECIAL FEATURE .. 85
Hope and Help for the Railroads 86
The Transportation Act-An Evaluation by Harry L. Tennant 88
Transportation Study Is Springboard for Action 95
How Rail Leaders View the New Law by Nancy Ford 96
Innovations at a Faster Pace 104
What Comes After the 85th Congress? by Frank Richter109
ARTICLES Off-Rail Truck Has Varied Uses 118
New truck crane is used in bridge construction, M/W work
2000 Miles of CTC Guides UP Trains by Edward T. Myers 120
CTC on single-track routes brings substantial benefits
Tailored Gondolas 131
Erie's gondolas aid shippers of tin plate, flat sheet steel
Fall Meetings Stress Progressiveness 133
Interest high as railroad groups gather in Chicago
SP "Plows" Decking 136
Brainstorming shows new way to rip up flatcar decks
Santa Fe Skin-Lifts Its Track 141
New type gangs smooth track between major surfacing cycles
Propane Gas for Cabooses 155
EJ&E gets mileage from three cylinders of gas per car
Booms and Hoists Speed Welding 152
Wire feeding units, maneuverability pep up production line
Computer Aids. B&M's Ticket Accounting 156
Punched cards, electronics help simplify paperwork
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