Modern Railroads 1961 August Vol. 16 #8 “Key Points” Boost R E A Efficiency
Modern Railroads 1961 August Vol. 16 #8 Key Points Boost R E A Efficiency
Monthly Publication by Modern Railroads Publishing Company. Cover Story, Two Roads Test Aluminum Line Wire. Article on page 57
Putting the Ocean Carrier on Rails The Lesson of
the New Haven 41
Publisher's Notebook: Coming: Traffic Management 110
Inside Track: Piggyback Promise and Peril 33
Two Roads Test Aluminum Line Wire by Edward T. Myers 57
Rock Island and Illinois Central try high-strength, weatherproof conductors for storm-battered areas
R E A Express Forges New Transport Role by Nancy Ford 43
"Supermarket" concept, dynamic leadership puts rails' express business on track to profits
"Key Points" Boost R E A Efficiency 50
Full utilization of nation-wide plant will cut unit expenses and improve service to shippers
BAR'S M/W Shop Doubles Repair Output by Charles W. Donnelly 63
Work in modern facility is programmed for preventive maintenance as well as repairs
Milwaukee Road Receives Bi-Level "Push Pulls" 69
Forty new stainless steel commuter coaches replace old equipment in suburban service
Coast Line Centralizes Reservations 75
Central Bureau at Jacksonville assigns passenger accommodations on system-wide basis
Machine Writes Car Labels 79
At Canadian National's new yard, integrated data processing system performs an additional new function
Letters to Modern Railroads 19
MR Highlights the News 25
Report from Washington 29
Modern Railroads Charts
the Railroad Business 37
Report from Europe 83
Brevities 89
Operating Statistics, May '60-'61 91
Worth Noting 97
People 101
New Products 105
Advertisers Index 108
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