Modern Railroads 1983 February Public Power car fleets SSR BN covered hopper
Modern Railroads 1983 February
NewsFront
BN Plans Covered Hopper Pool 11
Plans to Improve Utilization
SSR Delivers Rail-Water-Rail 12
First Ever Coal Movement
P&LE Marketing Reorganized 12
Three Business Groups Established
Napierville Junction to Guilford 12
Passenger link to Montreal
Coal in 1982: Steady 13
Consumption Up 4 Million Tons
SP Tops in Pacts in 1982 13
Led Industry with 73 Contracts
USDA Cites TOFC Produce Rise 13
Some Has Been Captured From Truck
BN Trying Out Intermodal Hubs 14
First Hub Opened October 1, 1982
MILW Gets Cash From Land Sales 14
Has Already Used About $40 Million
Features
After Pacrail: A New Round of Mergers? 26
Pacrail Epitomizes Inter-regional Service
Public Powers New Car Fleet 32
Independent Car Shops Dominate
Diesel Locomotive Today and Tomorrow 37
Builders See Big Gains in Productivity
Product Panorama 40
Railway Supply Companies in 1983
Technology News
B&M Improvements in Hoosac Tunnel 54
Aims to Prolong Rail Life
CTC Speeds SSW 55
83-Mile Section of former Rock Island GWU Subject: Ties 55
To Review State-of-the Art
Amtrak's 1-Millonth Concrete Tie 55
Completes 400 miles in Corridor
U.S. Dept. of Transportation Budget 56
Appropriations for Fiscal 1983
Departments Insight 13
New England and Its Rockets
Washington 19
World Bank Seeks U.S. Rail Help
As I See It 23
Coal Alone Won't Insure Bright Future
People 57
Changes in Railroad Personnel
Classified Ads 58
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