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Modern Railroads 1965 October Katy in depth PRR Observation Car PP&L
Modern Railroads 1965 October Katy PRR Observation Car PP&L NYC NW 144 pages LOTS of ads.
Editorial Comment: "Exotic" Transportation May be a Railroad Opportunity How to Preserve Free-Enterprise Railroads . . . . 59
Publisher's Notebook: Rock Island's Excellence Stimulator ... 144
Inside Track: Can You Eat Your Cake and Have it Too? 49
Report from Washington: Corridor Legislation a Long Step Toward Rail Equality 40
Observation Car: Earning Money the Tough Way 29
BARRIGER AND THE KATY by Nancy Ford
Part I-Can Barriger Revive the Katy? 68
Faced with the toughest challenge of his long career, M-K-T's new president works around the clock to rebuild its plants, services, finances. His ultimate aim: merger
Part II- Will Katy Prove to be a Cinderella? 78
It's a trainload of problems now, but Katy could become a Cinderella
Shuttle Train Fuels Big Wyoming Utility 105
Pacific Power & Light Co. hauls 3600 tons of coal a day in 20-car shuttle train
Montreal Metro Nears the Finish Line by Robert Dyment 63
$180 million 15.5 mile subway will use cars running on pneumatic wheels
Pennsy Opens Economy Hump Yard by Edward T. Myers 82
Medium-capacity 42-track yard features weight-responsive retarders and automatic operations. Operating efficiency is raised . . . loss and damage, cut
CN: Passenger Progress in Red, White and Blue by Robert Roberts . 90 Canadian National's passenger revenues have risen $8.8 million since inception of its incentive fare plan in 1962
High-Speed Tie Gang Upgrades the AC&Y by Tom Shedd 95
Small force with five modern machines changes 70 ties an hour as Akron, Canton & Youngstown pushes four-year rebuilding program
G-E Boosts Locomotive Ratings 100
Offers 2800 and 5600 hp diesels for 1966; six axle unit uses newly designed truck
"Cushion Coupler" Has Shock Absorber in Shank 111
New cushioning device designed for application to existing cars
Steel Fence Stops Snow, Sand 117
North Western finds fence easy to install in fall and readily removable in spring
Cuts Downtime by Renting Lift Truck Fleet 131
New York Central handles freight loading at Weehawken, N. J., with rental fleet, cuts maintenance man-hours in half
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