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Modern Railroads 1986 August Vol. 41 #8 New Strengths; New Versatility SOO Line
Modern Railroads 1986 August Vol. 41 #8 New Strengths; New Versatility
Monthly Publication by Modern Railroads Publishing Company. SOO-Line: reshaped & positioned for action.
14 The Road to Low-Cost Service By Carl Wesselamnn With the merger behind it and the Milwaukee Road
only a memory, the new Soo Line now marshals its basic strengths via reorganization to face the brave new world of deregulation.
20 Seeing What the Core System Can Do In operations and marketing, an alternative to abandonments caps a willingness to do things differently, if that is what it takes to get the business.
29 New Strengths; New Versatility 7 When it came to intermodal, the Milwaukee's tradition was in trailer-handling while that of the Soo reflected
containers. This "good fit" now combines with good position and upgraded plant to draw a growing international traffic.
31 Maximum Possible Availability: What It Takes Soo Plays it close to the vest with a "no frills" approach to equipment maintenance. The payoff: 92 percent availability.
35 Mobilization! Soo engineering opts for strategically outfitted trucks to do more track work and conventional cars to do less.
37 "Cautious Advancements" Soo improves communications by tried and true means while seeking greater utilization of assets.
5 Insight
Robert Roberts, National Affairs Editor
7 Washington Robert Roberts, National Affairs Editor
9 Writing the Rails Carl Wesselmann, Editor
10 Newsfront
40 Technical News
44 New Products
45 Calendar
46 People
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