Modern Railroads 1967 July L&N Leader in Higher Capacity Railroading

Modern Railroads 1967 July L&N Leader in Higher Capacity Railroading

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Modern Railroads 1967 July L&N Leader in Higher Capacity Railroading
 
Modern Railroads 1967 July L&N Leader in Higher Capacity Railroading  168 pages   Lots of ads.
Railroad Operating Statistics of Class I Railroads for the First Quarter 1967 and of Canadian, Class II and Other Railroads for the year 1966  142
Editorial Comment: Mechanical Division Starts Its Second Century  Someone Up There Cares!  69
Publisher's Notebook: Gold Nuggets In Garbage  168
Inside Track: Heineman's Headlines  47
Report From Washington: LBJ Signs Investment Credit Law, But Picture Is Still Blurred  24
30th in Modern Railroads' Series of Private Enterprise at Work by Nancy Ford and Edward T. Myers
The Modern Louisville & Nashville ...Leader in Higher Capacity Railroading  73
As the U.S. railroads continue to evolve into the Nation's number one high-capacity intercity carriers, one of the real pacesetters is turning out to be the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
The Name of the Game is Profit  74
Competitive, innovative spirit plus advanced management techniques help improve the profits for this long-time moneymaker
Portfolio of Progress  83
Special six-page, four-color section shows why the picture is bright
Freight Sales Goal: Good, Low-Cost Service to Shippers-At A Profit   92
In seeking new business, L&N's aggressive sales force uses new marketing techniques in designing new service products
Operations Are Service Oriented  96
To meet shipper needs, L&N schedules specialized trains-piggyback, auto, unit, merchandise . . . attains high car and locomotive utilization Front-Runner in Computer Techniques  103
L&N builds services around management's needs
L&N Becomes A Leader in Car Utilization, Quality Control . . . .107 Already-successful computer distribution program will be extended to entire car fleet; scientific computer gives a yardmaster "real time" switching priorities
Industrial Engineering Shapes Progress 115
Department experts are backbone of program for high car utilization, quality control
L&N Apprentice Plan Trains New Engineers  121
Young trainees win accolades as "frontiersmen of the railroad industry"
Equipment Is Tailored To Customers 122
New breed of locomotives and cars form high-capacity fleet
Modern Shops-Backbone to Higher Capacity  127
Motive power management via computer, spectrograph and a $4.5 million shop expansion program keep equipment in tip-top shape
Progressive Spirit Typifies Engineering  128
Modern M/W equipment, continuous welded rail, tunnel daylighting, big yards highlight engineering program
Radio and CTC-Keys to Smooth Running  134
Communications bolster program of higher capacity operations

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